This twenty-sixth edition of the far east and Australasia 1995 provides a comprehensive guide to the many important political events and economic developments of the past year in Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Readers and researchers will find an array of information in the opening section of updated material dealing with the background to this vast geographical area, …
Spanning 20 years of history, the achievements of APEC may seem uneventful in the eyes of some observers. Yet careful deliberation will point to APEC's many remarkable high points as well as some of the challenges. The foundations of APEC were set in place about 40 years ago based on the achievements of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Pacific Economic Cooperation Coun…
Worldwatch offers a broader perspective on these issues by reaffirming the importance of other, less-publicized threats to global stability and security: the complex interactions between environmental degradation, poverty, and inequity; growing human populations; and the international proliferation of deadly weapons. Emphasizing the opportunities for creating a less vulnerable, more secure worl…
In this pathbreaking work, Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky show that, contrary to the usual image of the news media as cantankerous, obstinate, and ubiquitous in their search for truth and defense of justice, in their actual practice they defend the economic, social, and political agendas of the privileged groups that dominate domestic society, the state, and the global order. Based on a s…
Buku ini membahas persoalan bantuan asing dan kemandirian ekonomi, kebijakan politik dan ekonomi yang amburadul, serta masalah bahan bakar minyak (BBM). Semuanya ditulis dengan kekuatan data, argumen yang cerdas, serta gaya tulisan yang membuat persoalan rumit jadi mudah. Maka, kita akan mengetahui dengan gamblang praktik-praktik 'sok kuasa' Dana Moneter Internasional (IMF) terhadap Indonesia. …
This book, based on the prestigious Oxford Amnesty Lecture series, investigates the relationship between globalization and human rights. Provocative essays challenge the view that the development of global markets and global investment, together with the widespread circulation of information on which this depends, make human rights abuses less likely.
Bringing together nine leading writers and activists from around the world, this book explores the origins of a new age of Empire. Writers including Walden Bello, Jayati Ghosh, Kate Hudson, Boris Kagarlitsky and Alan Freeman offer a wealth of factual evidence showing that globalisation has driven apart peoples, classes and nations, shaping and reshaping key regions of the world. Challenging …
Buku ini berisi: 1. Visi dan misi Bogor goals 2. IAP Indonesia 3. Struktur 4. APEC Business advisory council 5. Sekretariat 6. APEC Midterm stock take di bidang liberalisasi dan fasilitas perdagangan Etc.
Buku ini menawarkan kepada kita cara-cara baru dalam memandang globalisasi. Diteliti dengan baik, panoramik dalam cakupannya, dan merupakan tikaman balasan yang sempurna bagi pendukung-pendukung globalisasi dan model pertumbuhan "satu ukuran untuk semua'". Buku ini membahas strategi bagaimana keluar dari kemiskinan, mitos dan fakta tentang globalisasi, bagaimana negara-negara kaya menjadi ka…
For the first time in seven decades, there is no single power or alliance of powers ready to take on the challenges of global leadership. A generation ago, the United States, Europe, and Japan were the world’s powerhouses, the free-market democracies that propelled the global economy forward. Today, they struggle just to find their footing. Acclaimed geopolitical analyst Ian Bremmer argues…