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Efects of production relocation on human resources

Catalina, Bonciu; Cristian, Sima; Daniel, Fistung - In: Manager Journal 13 (2011) 1, pp. 74-89

Extensively discussed and analyzed (many times controversial), globalization is accepted as an objective phenomenon, by … its size and unrivalled evolution in the world history. Both globalization and regionalization have emerged and developed … globalization effect). The international trade can significantly contribute to the growth of a nation, and on its turn, being …

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Diffusion of Containerization

Rua, Gisela - Federal Reserve Board (Board of Governors of the … - 2014

This paper uses a newly constructed, comprehensive dataset to investigate the diffusion of containerization. The data show that country adoption is exceptionally fast while firm usage increases more slowly. To guide my empirical investigation, I build a multi-country trade model with endogenous...

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The contested terrain of sport diplomacy in a globalizing world

Jackson, Steven J. - In: International Area Studies Review 16 (2013) 3, pp. 274-284

Sport continues to occupy a rather ambiguous position within the context of politics, foreign policy and diplomatic relations. While one can identify a long list of cases where sport has been credited with diverting conflict, contributing to peace negotiations and helping develop better cultural...

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Quality of life and international standardization in the field of sustainable development of communities

Avanesov, Evgeny - European Regional Science Association - 2014

Public authorities, international organizations and non-profit associations are nowadays working on identifying and solving the problems of various communities (i.e., towns, villages and other administrative-territorial units) through the development of specialized programs. Sustainable...

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SHADOW BANKING - A Geographical Interpretation

Battisti, Gianfranco - European Regional Science Association - 2014

Basically, shadow banking is an original kind of business organization, or better a set of institutions and markets, finalized to disinvest fixed assets and convey them to the financial markets. Nowadays, tackling the subject means penetrating the hard core of financialization. Shadow banking...

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The role of Quality in the development and implementation of the regional strategies

Okrepilov, Vladimir; Kvint, Vladimir - European Regional Science Association - 2014

influence of globalization and economic integration various processes across the Global Marketplace move towards conversion of …

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The role of geo-economic space elements in the development of national economic interests

Semenova, Inna; Lachininskii, Stanislav - European Regional Science Association - 2014

Direct investments, cooperation links, information flows, global infrastructure, as well as agglomeration effect, fill up the space with geo-economic content. In this paper, a classification of the main territorial elements of globalized geo-economic space (GGS) was done. In that way, we...

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MEGACITIES AND COUNTRIES: URBANIZATION AND REAL CONVERGENCE

Barreiro-Pereira, Fernando - European Regional Science Association - 2014

countries. On the other side, the globalization of the post-industrial economy generates a new urban spatial organization where …, regions are more closely related. But due to the globalization, the rise of high technology applied to the telecom networks …

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The impending globalization of ADHD: Notes on the expansion and growth of a medicalized disorder

Conrad, Peter; Bergey, Meredith R. - In: Social Science & Medicine 122 (2014) C, pp. 31-43

screening checklists; and advocacy groups. Finally, we discuss what this globalization of a diagnosis reflects about the …

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Big vs. small under free trade: Market size and size distribution of firms

Huang, Yo-Yi; Huang, Deng-Shing - In: International Review of Economics & Finance 34 (2014) C, pp. 175-189

In a two-country monopolistic competition general equilibrium model, we consider two types of firms: big with higher fixed cost but lower marginal cost, and small with lower fixed cost but with high marginal cost. We prove that free trade may not always benefit the big-country and/or big firms....

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