Tag: globalization
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Planet Money Makes A T-Shirt: The world behind a simple shirt, in five chapters
NPR has a wonderful set of five short videos (most about 1.5 minutes) that follow the creation of a t-shirt from the cotton field to the store. It is a well-done and thoughtful presentation about the wonder and challenges of living in a global economy. Be sure to check it out at Planet Money Makes…
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The Dutch Rethink the Welfare State
New Geography: The Dutch Rethink the Welfare State When the Netherlands’ newly coronated king made his first annual appearance before parliament, he turned some heads when he addressed the deficiencies of the Dutch welfare state. “Due to social developments such as globalisation and an ageing population, our labour market and public services are no longer…
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One Person’s Exploitation is Another Person’s Blessing
Writing in his recent post The Alleged "Perils" of "Premature De-Industrialisation." Economist Gavin Kennedy writes: "… I also recall more recently of a Vietnamese woman on being questioned by a Western journalist about her 14-hour working day that she worked six days a week in a new computer-board manufacturing plant near her home village. The…
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Technology, Globalization, and Inequality.
These articles caught my eye this week. First, in the Atlantic: Bash Brothers: How Globalization and Technology Teamed Up to Crush Middle-Class Workers Globalizationandtechnology is often referred to like a monolithic thing. A new study shows they're very separate. Globalization increases joblessness. Computers increase inequality. The article is reporting on a recent economic study: Untangling…
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How homogenizing is globalization?
Forbes: What A Wonderful World! Get Raped In Dubai And You'll Serve 16 Months In Prison Eamonn Fingleton Globalization continues to integrate the world into a more deeply interconnected economic system, but at the same time, it provides platforms for previously silenced and marginalized voices to be heard. It allows us to become better acquainted…
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Globalization Is The Unsung Champion of the Protests Around The World
Atlantic Cities: Globalization Is The Unsung Champion of the Protests Around The World Through the late 80s and 90s, protests everywhere from Berlin to Seattle revealed a common target of public unrest: globalization. Jobs and industries in rich countries were moving to emerging markets, and the free flow of capital led to concerns about financial…
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The Insourcing Boom
Atlantic: The Insourcing Boom After years of offshore production, General Electric is moving much of its far-flung appliance-manufacturing operations back home. It is not alone. An exploration of the startling, sustainable, just-getting-started return of industry to the United States. … What has happened? Just five years ago, not to mention 10 or 20 years ago, the…
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Finally, Globalization May Help American Workers
U.S. News: Finally, Globalization May Help American Workers It's a stunning thought: The United States, long dependent on foreign oil, may actually achieve energy independence over the next two decades. And by 2030 it could become a net exporter of oil. … … That intriguing possibility has generated most of the headlines, but the IEA…
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3D Printing: The end of the globalised supply chain?
Supply Chain Digital: 3D Printing: The end of the globalised supply chain? Supply Chains are governed by technology, which dictates the way we manufacture and distribute goods. This new technology, however, may completely remove the market for a globalised supply chain. The modern supply chain is all about globalisation. Shipping lines, freight forwarders and airlines…