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This volume brings together a group of authors who share a common concern with the effects of globalization on the South. The authors' aim is explicit: to offer a unique... Læs mere
Globalization is defined in economic terms to mean freer flows of trade, foreign direct investment and finance, and liberalization of trade and investment... Læs mere
This is an edited collection of items on unionism worldwide, recognising the crisis that an informatised and globalised capitalism implies for work, workers and the trade-union movement.
This book examines the various channels and transmission mechanisms, such as greater openness to trade and foreign investment,... Læs mere
This book re-evaluates the importance of social policies in shaping well-being and combating exclusion, and... Læs mere
This book seeks to rectify Americans' views of its closest ally, Europe - an ambitious task, but one sorely lacking in the literature. Many prejudices about Europe surface in headlines, while others remain latent, but they are real, pervasive and ingrained.
This book carefully examines the historical roots of contemporary Western prejudices against both Muslims and Turks, and presents an original theory of collective identity as dramatic re-enactment as a means of understanding the remarkable persistence of medieval stereotypes.
Around the world religion is an increasingly vital and pervasive force in both personal and public life.
Many risks face the global insurance industry today, including the aging populations of developed countries, competition from other financial institutions, and both disparate and quickly changing regulatory demands, to name a few.
An exploration of the role of the news media in the development of EU-China relations after the end of the Cold War, this book provides empirical evidence to support what Nye and Anholt have argued: that branding a country's image is soft power.
Looking at all sides of the globalization debate, this book analyzes how international economic policy is made and how it has... Læs mere
Using the engaging case of British security policy between the world wars, this book argues that an effective... Læs mere