This volume investigates the relationship between economic globalization and institutions, or global governance …, challenging the common assumption that globalization and institutionalization are essentially processes which exclude each other …. Instead, the contributors to this book show that globalization is better perceived as a dual process of institutional change …

. However, the trend towards globalization incorporates a powerful force towards an international uniformity of employment … globalization in line with their cultural values. As such, this book challenges the widespread belief that global trends will lead …