in the footsteps of the global nomad

... productive, in the face of diminishing resources Other examples of violence traceable to the globalization process have been the rise of dowry murder in India, the increase in trafficking and other forms ... discipline involved in marriage and child-raising In the US, the number of births has fallen from 118 per 1000 women in 1960s to 66.7 in 2006, resulting in an increase in the median age of the population ... through the revamping of a colonial ideology that blames the victims, relying on the increasing distancing of worlds, and the anxiety about others created by the apparent diminishing of resources...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 17:20

... China is emerging as the manufacturing hub, and India as the service hub of the global knowledge economy, both countries taking on increasingly central roles in the global supply chains China ... and labor markets In any case, globalization involves the coming together and interaction of human beings Thus, the process of globalization began with the genesis of human beings It has always ... of Private Institutions in National Systems The Depiction of the Rise of Market Forces in the Triangle of Coordination Growth of Enrollment in Australian Offshore Programs Growth of Global Foreign...

Ngày tải lên: 11/06/2014, 13:20

... treating the backpacker as the global nomad An overview is then given of the research programme that stimulated the production of this volume, and finally the structure of the text and the individual ... ‘enclaves’, the arenas or stages of the backpacker subcul- The Global Nomad ture The research programme established by the ATLAS BRG in 2000 was therefore entitled the Global Nomad The Global Nomad ... most other surveys of traveller information sources, the Internet is the main form of information gathering for these young people, outstripping family and friends (Table 2.4) The level of Internet...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 15:31

... choosing their points of policy intervention in the light of their strengths and weaknesses and consequently how they seek to position themselves in the global game As the World Bank report China ... science-based mapping of state -of -the- art analytic approaches to understanding of the state politics of innovation and governance applying to global biomedicine, and to the emerging global political ... Because their innovation needs are different from those of the competition states of the West, China and India will inevitably push the dynamic of globalisation in directions that suit their interests...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 14:21

... this amount of money to help alleviate suffering in the developing world? Absolutely, yes The combined income of only the 400 richest US taxpayers is greater than the combined GDP of Botswana, ... to safe drinking water and public health, and one generation from the plight of the extreme poor Another 2.5 billion live in the middle-income world, mostly in cities, with incomes of a few thousand ... the expense of another For example, the rise of China must be accompanied by a downturn in the economics of the US, or economic prosperity in Africa must be achieved by a taking of prosperity...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 11:22

... Further Praise for Inside the House of Money from Hedge Fund Investors “Drobny has done a great job of capturing the inner workings of macro trading by interviewing some of the most interesting ... manage The following chapters present the thinking of some of the best minds in the investment world about how they interpret these events and try to profit from them, using what remains the most open ... at the time: long bonds, short stocks, and eventually short the U.S dollar Instead of ushering in the end of global macro, the year 2000 in fact marked the beginning of another great run for global...

Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2014, 15:02

... have Insufflation (blowing) is used in combination with extrusion On leaving the circular draw-plate the tube is transferred to the interior of a mould The pressure of the air blown into the closed ... activity continues to be wholly orientated towards the global providing of services in the area of rigid plastic packaging, with the integrated units system The entry into new businesses, which ... pressure The large average size of the several players in the market conditions the stance of the others, and imposes scale economies as a way to maintain competitiveness within the sector Being a...

Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2012, 15:16

... underlie their production and marketing • Globalization increases profits by: – – – – Expanding the market Realizing economies of scale Realizing location economies Leveraging the skills of global ... opportunities Increasing Profitability Through Globalization • The success of many multinational companies is based not just on the goods and services they sell, but upon the distinctive competencies ... purchase the rights to produce a product in their country – The cost of development is low, as well as the risk involved Choices of Entry Mode (cont’d) • Franchising – A specialized form of licensing...

Ngày tải lên: 06/11/2013, 17:15

... with other commodities in their investment portfolios, thus providing a diversified income stream They see long-term pay-offs from the rising value of farmland and the cash flow that will in the ... of 10% Calling them down The big picture shows that: • the largest institutional investors are planning to double their portfolio holdings in agricultural commodities, including farmland; • they ... grabbing and share of the value added in agricultural processes A new look at the distribution of land revenues”, paper presented at the international conference on Global Land Grabbing at the Institute...

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... formal and informal apprenticeship programs and informal on -the- job training, for example During this initial training either the worker accepts lower wages while investing time in training (in which ... Training Sector The private education and training sector is growing, not only in the United States and other industrial economies but also in low-income countries, including many in Africa In the ... An increasing number of tertiary institutions are offering part-time, evening, weekend, and summer courses to meet the needs of working adults In Finland the number of adults enrolled in continuing...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 10:20

... MOVING UP THE VALUE CHAIN: STAYING COMPETITIVE IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY The Key Role of Multinationals The flexibility of multinational enterprises (MNEs) The growth of international outsourcing involves ... globalisation of value chains has also resulted in increasing intra-industry trade (i.e trade within the same industry, including the trade in intermediate goods at various stages of production) While these ... and a growing importance of intermediates can be observed in the OECD area The growing international sourcing of intermediates within global value chains has resulted in manufacturing exports...

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Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 03:20

... P’s intangible as the commensurate amount of intangible income The example above assumes that the manufacturing intangible was the only intangible involved in the line of business and that the ... production the related parties will be using in the line of business in which the intangible will be used This determination involves a functional analysis of the business Then a market rate of return ... and another branch in the United Kingdom, the dollar will be the functional currency of the U.S head office, the Swiss franc the functional currency for the Swiss office, and the pound the functional...

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Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 06:20

... Restructuring of the Electric Power Industry and the Current State of the Power Market in Japan 616 16.4.1 Progress in the Restructuring of the Japanese Electric Power Industry 617 16.4.2 Outline of the ... the standard of living of the ever-increasing world population without “imperiling our irreplaceable environment” 1.1.1 The Greenhouse Effect In the last few years global warming, caused by the ... of the total and India 6% So their energy needs, now and in the long-term future, will come mainly from coal For example, in the case of China 68.3% of their energy came from indigenous coal in...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 21:20

... concentrate The remainder of the ore, containing most of the radioactivity and nearly all the rock material, becomes tailings, which are emplaced in engineered facilities near the mine (often in mined ... Advanced Thermal Reactors Being Marketed in 2008 The Role of Nuclear in the Future Global Energy Scene 47 1.8.1 Licensing Many of the future designs are larger than predecessors Increasingly they involve ... undoubtedly China and India, the biggest developing countries in the world In both cases, the programs are starting at low bases in terms of shares of total electricity generating capacity but they are...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 21:20