pt. 1. The latest wave in globalization : long-term and comparative perspectives -- pt. 2. Capitalizing on (offshore … latest wave of globalization : challenges, opportunities and transformations -- pt. 4. Offshore services and the making of a …

"The latest wave of globalization in South and Southeast Asia has been largely services driven, in particular by firms … how the offshoring of business processes in services industries plays out in South and Southeast Asia, and how this latest … wave of globalization both affects societies and is conditioned by their political economies. The book's central aims are …

This Briefing Note considers recent trends in specialisation, outsourcing and offshoring of business services … activities out of the back office of a factory, and into a specialised payroll office. Outsourcing is specialisation outside the … firm. This occurs when firms opt to ‘buy’ rather than ‘make’ in-house. Outsourcing involves greater specialisation as firms …

that reverse the flow of economic functioning in the world. The depicted review will elaborate a picture of the global … affected by the crisis that emphasize income and consumption shortfalls with real aspects of human well-being in the world …