1. Historical context: First Globalization, British Empire, effects on the colonies, Industrial revolution in Britain …, Deindustrialization in Bengal, slave trade -- 2. New Globalization starts with the abolition of the Soviet Union in 1991. WTO in 1995 … globalization from the Greek and Roman Empires onwards, the contemporary challenges posed by globalization is analysed in relation …

-- Chapter 8. The irreversibility of globalization -- Chapter 9. Ending, or how to row uphill. … of irreversible globalization. Based on comprehensive research and a wealth of experience from his own political … starting point for debate and discussion about the political economy of globalization." Francis Fukuyama, Stanford University …

1 Introduction -- 2 Early Globalization: Arguments and Evidence -- 3 Harbingers of Modernity: an Iberian perspective … -- 4 Silver production, prices and globalization in the eighteenth century -- 5 The Austrian mining industry and the … Iberian globalization -- 6 The Manila Galleon and the Age of Trade -- 7 The reception of Asian textiles in Portugal and Brazil …

people, using a network science approach to obtain differing views of globalization and to clarify the facts on isolation of … communities. Globalization reduces international economic inequality, i.e., it allows emerging countries to catch up while it … be resolved? At the same time, the reduction of biocultural diversity caused by globalization needs to be avoided. What …

Revolution) -- Chapter 2. Managing in the 4IR world -- Chapter 3: Business Concepts in Globalization -- Section II: 4IR Strategy …Technology is pervasive in today’s globalized world. Moreover, technology and globalization drive competitiveness and … globalization and technology from the first Industrial Revolution to the current Fourth Industrial Revolution. Part 2 introduces …

Theoretical Contributions – Framing The Debate -- Chapter 2. Contemporary Globalization and Value Systems: What Gains for …