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Work 4.0 (German: Arbeit 4.0) is the conceptual umbrella under which the future of work is discussed in Germany and, to some extent, within the European Union. [1] It describes how the world of work may change until 2030 [2] and beyond in response to the developments associated with Industry 4.0, including widespread digitalization. [3]
For example, the aerospace parts manufacturer Meggitt PLC has branded its own Industry 4.0 research project M4. [ 71 ] The discussion of how the shift to Industry 4.0, especially digitisation , will affect the labour market is being discussed in Germany under the topic of Work 4.0 .
2012 Twenty-first century globalization: A new development era, Forum for Development Studies 39, 1: 1-19 2011 Global rebalancing: Crisis and the East-South turn, Development and Change 42, 1: 22-48 2009 Representing the rise of the rest as threat: Media and global divides, Global Media and Communication, 5, 2: 1-17
Globalization is sometimes perceived as a cause of a phenomenon called the "race to the bottom" that implies that to minimize cost and increase delivery speed, businesses tend to locate operations in countries with the least stringent environmental and labor regulations. Pressure to do this is increased if competitors lower costs by the same means.
Globalization in Question: The International Economy and the Possibilities of Governance is a text on globalization by Paul Hirst, Grahame Thompson and Simon Bromley, published in 1996 by Polity Press. [1] [2]
Techno-globalism is a social theory that aims to explain globalization using the spread of science and technology. [1] Through the spread of science and technology, different nations and societies come together to form a more open and knowledge-based group which is characterized as "globalized."
The historical origins of globalization (also known as historical globalization) are the subject of ongoing debate. Though many scholars situate the origins of globalization in the modern era (around the 19th century ), others regard it as a phenomenon with a long history, dating back thousands of years (a concept known as archaic globalization ).
Economic globalization is the intensification and stretching of economic interrelations around the globe. [3] [4] It encompasses such things as the emergence of a new global economic order, the internationalization of trade and finance, the changing power of transnational corporations, and the enhanced role of international economic institutions.