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The International System in the Twenty-First Century
Groom, A.J.R. - In: International Studies 47 (2010) 2-4, pp. 113-128
A speculative analysis of disturbing trends evident now, which will require attention from decision-makers in twenty-five years time, identifies a number of problems with structural implications. Assets for broaching these problems are analyzed leading to an assessment of the requirements for...
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The Finnish Welfare State in the 1990s
Vivekanandan, B. - In: International Studies 49 (2012) 1-2, pp. 77-112
challenges emanating from globalization, the EU, demographic changes and structural unemployment. …
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Assessing Reorientation of India’s Foreign Policy in a Globalized World
Mansingh, Surjit - In: International Studies 47 (2010) 2-4, pp. 143-161
The accelerated pace of globalization in its many facets has benefited some and disadvantaged others. India’s foreign …
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Contesting Identity
Sanjeev Kumar H.M. - In: International Studies 49 (2012) 3-4, pp. 423-436
form. This can be regarded as cultural globalization. To interpret this phenomenon, the demonization of Islam by the West … this regard, the rise of US soft power, made possible by the pervasive impact of globalization, has helped defend Americaâ …
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Globalization and the Legitimacy of Intergovernmental Organizations
Machida, Satoshi - In: International Studies 46 (2009) 4, pp. 371-400
Focusing on ‘democratic deficit’, this article examines how globalization affects the legitimacy of … inequality. Since these two factors determine the severity of democratic deficit in each country, the impact of globalization on … citizens’ support for IGOs significantly varies across states. Globalization does not undermine the legitimacy of IGOs in …
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Scaling Sustainability Learning: Size and Scope Matter
Duggan, Michael S.; Smith, Timothy F.; Thomsen, Dana C. - In: Journal of Education for Sustainable Development 7 (2013) 2, pp. 151-165
Working across scales presents barriers and opportunities to Education for Sustainability (EfS) programmes. It changes the way these programmes are implemented and can provide the tools for addressing systemic problems that have so far eluded localized approaches to sustainability learning. In...
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Globalization, Economic Freedom, and Human Rights
Dreher, Axel; Gassebner, Martin; Siemers, Lars-H. R. - In: Journal of Conflict Resolution 56 (2012) 3, pp. 516-546
Using the KOF Index of Globalization and two indices of economic freedom, the authors empirically analyze whether … globalization and economic liberalization affect governments’ respect for human rights in a panel of 106 countries over the 1981â …€“2004 period. According to their results, physical integrity rights significantly and robustly increase with globalization …
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The Incredible Shrinking State
Lake, David A.; Angela O’mahony - In: Journal of Conflict Resolution 48 (2004) 5, pp. 699-722
The effects of economies of scale in government, trade openness, preference heterogeneity, and regime type are used to explain why the average size of states within the international system nearly doubled between 1816 and 1876 and then contracted over the 20th century. No one variable appears to...
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A Criollo Financial Conglomerate in the Caribbean
Báez, Antonio Carmona - In: Journal of Developing Societies 20 (2004) 3-4, pp. 247-258
Founded in 1894 by the Carrión family, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico is one of the very few institutions of criollo capitalism that survived the transition from Spanish colonialism to US neo-colonialism. With the presence of over 15 commercial and personal banks on an island of 4 million people,...
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Globalization, Displacement and the Livelihood Issues of Tribal and Agriculture Dependent Poor People
Meher, Rajkishor - In: Journal of Developing Societies 25 (2009) 4, pp. 457-480
This essay contends that the economic liberalization, privatization and globalization (LPG) model of development in …
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