The study examines local responses to globalization, with Cebu as a case in point. It describes the initiatives of the business, export, and ICT sectors in adjusting to global demands. Manifestations of glocalization are indicated in the increased role of local players, intensified global-local...

Understanding capital mobility, the "new urban politics," and local autonomy -- Collective ownership, community control, and community development -- Collective ownership of work -- Collective ownership of housing -- Collective ownership of money

One of the hallmarks of our age is a realization - a product of objective discoveries and of ideological transformations - that a growing number of contemporary problems and challenges require decision-making and implementation at different territorial spheres and by different governmental (and...