What economic mechanisms underlie the polarisation of the world economy into the ‘high wage’ industrialised countries … economic mechanisms come into play as LDCs attempt to ‘catch up’? How does the current liberalisation of world trade, or …

settings. Furthermore, we discuss how discourses around transactional sex suggest linkages to processes of globalization and … as part of a multi-country research project that investigated linkages between economic globalization and HIV. In this … processes of globalization tied to consumerism. Conclusions By focusing on 'talk' about transactional sex, we locate definitions …

This article contributes to the ongoing debate about the impact of globalization on welfare systems across the world …. Its argument is that economic globalization alters the global balance of forces compared with the ‘Golden Age’ of welfare …

Previous studies of globalization’s effects on women’s rights have mostly focused on employment and wage ratios, but … effects via FDI, but only for economic rights and only in middle-income countries. Globalization does seem to open the door …

Thomas Friedman (2005, The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century. New York: Farrar, Straus, and … possibility of networking are creating a ‘flat world’: a level playing field where individuals are empowered and better off. This … paper challenges this view of the world by arguing that not all territories have the same capacity to maximize the benefits …