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Globalization and Its Discontents is a book published in 2002 by the 2001 Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz. The title is a reference to Freud's Civilization and Its Discontents . The book draws on Stiglitz's personal experience as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under Bill Clinton from 1993 and chief economist at the World Bank ...
One World: The Ethics of Globalisation is a 2002 book about globalization by the philosopher Peter Singer.In the book, Singer applies moral philosophy to four issues: the impact of human activity on the atmosphere; international trade regulation (and the World Trade Organization); the concept of national sovereignty; and the distribution of aid.
Globalization is the process of increasing interdependence and integration among the economies, markets, societies, and cultures of different countries worldwide. This is made possible by the reduction of barriers to international trade, the liberalization of capital movements, the development of transportation, and the advancement of information and communication technologies. [1]
In the name of free markets and with the promise of an improved standard of living, local authorities give up some of their political and social powers to international organizations. [10] Thus, globalization causes the greater empowerment of these international organizations and the diminishing influence of local state institutions. [15] [16]
World War I disrupted economic globalization, with countries adopting protectionist policies and trade barriers, slowing global trade. [7] The 1956 invention of containerized shipping and larger ship sizes reduced costs, facilitating global trade. [8] [9] Globalization resumed in the 1970s as governments highlighted trade benefits.
Ethical issues arising out of international business transactions—e.g., bioprospecting and biopiracy in the pharmaceutical industry; the fair trade movement; transfer pricing. Issues such as globalization and cultural imperialism; Varying global standards—e.g., the use of child labor
The term global governance is broadly used to designate all regulations intended for organization and centralization of human societies on a global scale.Global governance has also been defined as "the complex of formal and informal institutions, mechanisms, relationships, and processes between and among states, markets, citizens and organizations, both inter- and non-governmental, through ...
The four main issues to which UK retail companies are committed: environment, social welfare, ethical trading, and becoming an attractive workplace. [197] [198] Anselmsson and Johansson (2007) [199] assessed three areas of CSR performance: human responsibility, product responsibility, and environmental responsibility. Martinuzzi et al ...