The paper aims to give an analysis of globalisation in terms of its theoretical perspectives, root causes and general policy implications. Following the presentation of some definitions and of the specific character of globalisation, the paper considers the role of the technological environment and of transnational companies in the process. It then analyses the main theoretical approaches or th...

Studies examining the relationship between globalisation and the welfare state tend to focus on the effects of economic dimensions of globalisation, the extent to which a country is part of the world market. Globalisation also has a social and political dimension and their effects on welfare states – in terms of social security transfers and generosity – are studied in this article. Data from t...

For present purposes globalisation can be thought of as a process of integration of goods and capital markets across the world in which barriers to international trade and foreign investment are reduced. Globalisation can be a result either of technological developments that reduce transport costs, improve information flows etc. or of policy changes that reduce protectionism, liberalise foreign...

The 20th Century witnessed the fastest globalisation of the world economy in the history of capitalism, most nations in the world are now linked in a combined world system but with polarised and unequal development and power. The increasing power and authority of the transnational capital with the help of state and super-state institution like WTO, IMF and World Bank is a main feature of this s...

This paper assesses the degree of financial and economic globalisation of British and German pharmaceutical companies during 1990 and 2001 and explores the changing balance between globalisation and national embeddedness. It tries to explain both the much lower degree of globalisation of German as compared to British companies in 1990, as well as their catching up at the beginning of the 21 cen...

Globalisation as a process of increasing internationalisation based on the dominance of finance capital is a material process. This article, however, focuses on globalisation as a discourse, distinguishing between discursive strategies as deliberate efforts of social actors and discursive structures as stabilized social orders unaffected by simplistic voluntarist attempts at change. Taking Braz...

This study examines the impact of globalization on cross-country inequality and poverty using a panel data set for 65 developing counties, over the period 1970-2008. The role of globalisation in increasing inequality in economies with financial markets imperfections has been highlighted in the theoretical literature but has not been systemically tested empirically. We provide a first pass at te...

Cultural differences generally refer to that arise due regional similarities and or the unique cultures of people in different places. Such can be beneficial a certain extent, but at same time they also fraught with dangers challenges. With globalisation economy, more have opportunity work multinational companies cross-cultural teams, which provides opportunities for workplace learn grow, incre...

Global income inequality has been steadily rising since the 1980s. The sensational success of Thomas Piketty’s “Capital” shows that the topic resonates well with the global population. Many have argued that this has been the result of “globalisation” (Palma, 2006), another concept which is widely discussed but rarely defined. Most divide globalisation into economic globalisation, focusing on in...

Since the pilots’ dispute ended in 1989, globalisation has fundamentally altered the environment in which pilots establish their terms of employment. This paper argues that pilot labour relations have been affected by globalisation in three ways. First, the Australian airline industry was deregulated in 1990. Second, the introduction of the Workplace Relations Act (1996) deregulated the Austral...