this article intends, by examination of historical background, hypotheses, frameworks and the characteristics of globalization and anti globalization theories as well as analyzing the culture and power theories at national and international levels, to consider and evaluate the issue, by representing a brighter perspective of globalization and power on one hand, and different kinds of power and ...

globalization may have different impacts on the gender wage gap depending on the specialization and trade pattern as well as the socio-economic situation. the main purpose of this paper is to examine an impact of globalization on gender wage inequality. specifically, the hypothesis is that globalization reduces gender wage gap. for this, we have employed a panel technique for 21 selected develo...

of Paper Much of recent literature on globalization has focused on the impact of worldwide telematics, corporate globalization strategies and the rise of global economic ne tworks – tendencies which foster the disembedding of economic functions and social relationships from their locally bound contexts of interaction. In my paper I shall argue that globalization does indeed foster processes of ...

T HE PURSUIT OF A JUST SOCIETY involves carefully balancing two contradictory necessities with regard to the corporate sector. Since corporations are responsible for much of the wealth and many of the jobs in a modern economy, they must be nurtured. At the same time, however, even as the corporate sector is fostered, justice and fairness require that these firms not be permitted to exercise dis...

In this paper we present two composite indices of globalization. The first is based on the Kearney/Foreign Policy magazine and the second is obtained from principal component analysis. They indicate which countries have become most globalized and show how globalization has developed over time. The indices are composed of four components: economic integration, personal contact, technology and po...

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Globalization is a key context for the study of social determinants of health (SDH). Broadly stated, SDH are the conditions in which people live and work, and that affect their opportunities to lead healthy lives. In this first article of a three-part series, we describe the origins of the series in work conducted for the Globalization Knowledge Network of the World Health Organization's Commis...

By the turn of the 21st century the concept of globalization had earned its place in the social sciences and debate turned more squarely to the theoretical significance of globalization. Yet not all scholars were happy with the notion of globalization. Some claim that is merely a new name for earlier theories and concepts. Among those who reject new paradigmatic thinking on the current age is I...

Globalization has been an irreversible trend in the world economic and social advances. China, as an indispensable developing power, is playing a significant role on the world stage. Language, as a cultural element, is also affecting the process of China’s globalization. This paper aims to study the relationship between globalization and the cultural development of foreign language teaching and...

The workshop on "Strategic Approach to the Globalization of Sasang Constitutional Medicine (SCM)" was held in the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM) on September 18, 2009. This workshop was designed to discuss and brainstorm the strategic approach to the globalization of SCM, one of the unique systems in Korean Traditional Medicine, with three topics and an extensive panel discussion. ...