This chapter aims to answer two general questions: Is there conflict on certain core issues relating to globalization … within societies; and does the context of globalization matter for the strength of this conflict? Results show quite strong … aggregate correlations between economic and cultural globalization and support for migration, between political and cultural …

The last decades have brought a growing concern for the phenomenon of globalization both in the public and private … or through labour migration. Accounting and auditing could not remain impassive in the process of globalization in their … globalization process, specialized international organizations have developed, published and promoted the International Financial …

Certification systems are becoming important tools to encourage and reward social and environmental responsibility … natural assets as a basis for sustainable livelihoods. The paper examines two leading certification systems – the Forest … been mixed. In the forestry sector, poverty reduction benefits of certification have been modest relative to its …

In this paper we analyse the labor market and its relationship with globalization in two groups of countries similar in …. It is argued that the Latin American group adopted pro-globalization policies too quickly and without an adequate social …