This book to realizes the necessity that our society understand the impact of the globalizing economy upon our lives and our way of living. When it seems that it is not possible to stop the intrusive force of globalization, we purpose that cultural elements of our society be used to counter its effects.
Economic regionalization and economic regionalism have become an important item in the national, regional and international agenda of almost alla countries in the Asia Pacific region. Economic regionalism has many forms, as it may be driven by different kinds of forces. The ASEAN countries are engaged in a growing number of regional economic cooperation arrangements.
Number of eminent policymakers, academicians and senior industry representatives address important policy challenges facing India as the country intensifies its engagement with the global economy.
This is an assessment of the transformation that took place in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. The book addresses two central questions: how is the state socialist system of party monopoly and centralized planning dissolving? And how do these societies recreate the communist opposite - civil society and free markets? The contributors attribute the collapse of state socialism to ideological…
This report summarized the presentations and discussions the current main agenda items of APEC: (a) achieving free and open trade in the region; (b) trade and investment; (c) development cooperation; and (d) APEC institutionalization
A renowned global futurist prepares businesses and individuals for the radical changes on the horizon An advisor to three presidents spanning over thirty years, Dr. James Canton identifies probable outcomes and future trends in business, technology, environment, terrorism, population, and medicine to help companies and individuals prepare for the coming complex and volatile global changes, i…
A study of entrepreneurship under communist rule in the GDR. It sets out to show how the private sector became integrated into the socialist system that prevailed from the end of World War II until 1989, and then developed in the rapid transition to a market economy and new socioeconomic order.
The economics of everyday life in everyday terms, brought to life by a young and very talented economis
The African Union Handbook 2016, published in both English and French, is the definitive reference guide for everyone working in or with the African Union, and for those looking to better understand or increase their participation and engagement with the organisation.
As part of its trade policy, Singapore has recently embarked on what can broadly be termed "new regionalism". This is characterized by its new-found desire to enter free trade agreements (FTAs) with the economic powerhouses (Japan and the United States in particular) as well as with a number of other countries beyond the Southeast Asian region.