I would like to address three questions pertaining to the topic assigned to me this morning. The first question is: How have the South Asian economies fared in the last decade and what are their prospects for the future. The second question is: How well they have done compared to other competitor developing regions particularly East Asia? Finally, how have these countries positioned themselves ...

Two decades after that shift in the economic model, however, Colombia lags behind other Latin American countries in its internationalization process in several dimensions (Table 2). The impact of globalization on Colombia has been uneven. It has been particularly high in areas like security and energy, and low in areas such as economic development, politics and social issues. THE IMPACT OF GLOB...

Ikeda, Y. (University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan) and T. Iijima. Heterocaryosis-like phenomenon in Bacillus subtilis. J. Bacteriol. 83:1025-1028. 1962.-When a mixture of methionine-dependent, histidine-dependent, streptomycin-resistant cells and tryptophan-dependent, streptomycin-sensitive cells of Bacillus subtilis K is plated on minimal medium supplemented with asparagine and streptomycin, tiny c...

ment, but also for ensuring that liberalized trade and investment stay on course. The U.S. Congress established the East-West Center in 1960 to foster mutual understanding and cooperation among the governments and peoples of the Asia Pacific region, including the United States. Funding for the Center comes from the U.S. government with additional support provided by private agencies, individual...

One of the consequences of the “small language” phenomenon is that the Swedish book industry is prey to the negative effects of globalization, since books have an international market and a Swedish multilingual citizen can buy ebooks from international online booksellers. Publications in the local language are potentially in competition with books in English, and a local publisher or bookseller...

The phenomenon of globalization of markets has been accompanied by calls for a globalization of ethical norms. One principle often referred to in such calls is the so-called Golden Rule. The rule, often stated as ‘‘Do unto others as you would have others do unto you,’’ has long been used and referenced in the business literature. But those who use it often do so without full realization of the ...

Globalization is something more than a purely economic phenomenon manifesting itself on a global scale. During the last few decades, human dynamics, institutional change, political relations, and the global environment have become more intertwined. Among these visible manifestations of globalization are the greater international movement of goods and services, financial capital, information and...

Proponents of economic globalization view it as a key to future economic development and in general it is considered a positive force for improved quality of life, acceleration of economic growth, efficient allocation of resources and greater productivity enhancements. Whereas, anti-globalization camp argues that it increases poverty and leads to worsening in the distribution of income. Like ma...

1. Trends in globalization 1 2. The emergence of glocalism within the framework of globalization 5 3. The glocal approach as a fundamental response to the problems of globalization 9 4. Comparison between European and Latin American experiences with globalization: opportunities and challenges 13 5. Possible strategies and policies from a glocal perspective. What can be done? Who should be invol...

Supply chains have been a concern for organizations since the early periods of the industrial revolution (Sarkis et al., 2011). Supply chain management as a research field is a more recent phenomenon. It has gained increasing importance as outsourcing and globalization have taken on greater roles. Supply chains are also facing immediate and long-term concerns about sustainability and sustainabl...