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Bringing together contributors from both the university sector and
business-centered research institutions, this comprehensive volume
offers diverse perspectives on the impacts and consequences of
globalization in different parts of the Asian region. Each chapter
offers a substantial account of globalization within a particular
nation-state or area in the region. Different understandings
underpin the chapters. Some contributors perceive globalization as
progress in the form of economically driven processes that have
made nations mutually dependent in unprecedented and complex ways.
Others emphasize the uneven outcomes of globalization, as well as
the stakes for economic growth and social order in the global
climate of deepening political and religious divisions since
September 2001. General and specialist readers alike will gain an
appreciation of the myriad emphases placed on globalization within
different nations and from various vantage points. The book
showcases diverse styles of discourse and serves to greatly broaden
the scope of what can be discussed under the rubric of
'globalization' within a single volume.
Bringing together contributors from both the university sector and
business-centered research institutions, this comprehensive volume
offers diverse perspectives on the impacts and consequences of
globalization in different parts of the Asian region. Each chapter
offers a substantial account of globalization within a particular
nation-state or area in the region. Different understandings
underpin the chapters. Some contributors perceive globalization as
progress in the form of economically driven processes that have
made nations mutually dependent in unprecedented and complex ways.
Others emphasize the uneven outcomes of globalization, as well as
the stakes for economic growth and social order in the global
climate of deepening political and religious divisions since
September 2001. General and specialist readers alike will gain an
appreciation of the myriad emphases placed on globalization within
different nations and from various vantage points. The book
showcases diverse styles of discourse and serves to greatly broaden
the scope of what can be discussed under the rubric of
'globalization' within a single volume.
The Status of Women in Classical Economic Thought is the first
volume to explore how the classical economists explained the status
of women in society. As the essays show, the focus of the classical
school was not nearly as limited to the activities of men as
conventional wisdom has supposed. The contributors explore their
insights and how they illuminate contemporary economic debates
regarding women's status. The classical school specified a number
of fundamental research themes which have since dominated how
economists approach this topic. A sophisticated response was
developed to the question: why is it that in all human societies
women have suffered a lower status than that enjoyed by men? Those
who theorized on the question are covered here and include: Poulain
de la Barre, John Locke, Montesquieu, Adam Smith, Nicolas and
Sophie de Condorcet, Jeremy Bentham, Priscilla Wakefield,
Jean-Baptiste Say, Nassau Senior, John Stuart Mill and Harriet
Taylor Mill, Harriet Martineau, William Thompson and Anna Wheeler.
Economists interested in the history of their discipline as well as
women's studies scholars from history, philosophy and politics will
find this an enlightening volume. Non-technical in nature, it will
also appeal to anyone interested in how economists have explained
the economic and social status of women.
This volume explores Malaysian business in the era that began with
the Asian financial crisis of 1997-1999. The contributions, by a
broad range of international experts, are informed by a wish to
identify what Malaysia needs to do to sustain economic growth,
remain internationally competitive and further social stability in
the post-crisis period. Malaysia's unconventional response to the
crisis suggests that its business community has developed a new
level of confidence in its ability to adopt and sustain innovative
policies even when these strategies challenge the international
financial community. This response is perceived as evidence that
Malaysian business has indeed entered a new era characterised by a
high level of confidence in the nation's capacity to weather the
external periodic shocks that are a feature of the current wave of
globalisation. The book argues that there are grounds for optimism
in this regard while recognising that the true test will occur when
Malaysia is compelled to confront a major decline in its
international export markets brought on by a truly major crisis
such as an OECD-wide recession. Business scholars and professionals
as well as readers interested in Asian business and economics will
find this volume informative.
This volume explores Malaysian business in the era that began with
the Asian financial crisis of 1997-1999. The contributions, by a
broad range of international experts, are informed by a wish to
identify what Malaysia needs to do to sustain economic growth,
remain internationally competitive and further social stability in
the post-crisis period. Malaysia's unconventional response to the
crisis suggests that its business community has developed a new
level of confidence in its ability to adopt and sustain innovative
policies even when these strategies challenge the international
financial community. This response is perceived as evidence that
Malaysian business has indeed entered a new era characterised by a
high level of confidence in the nation's capacity to weather the
external periodic shocks that are a feature of the current wave of
globalisation. The book argues that there are grounds for optimism
in this regard while recognising that the true test will occur when
Malaysia is compelled to confront a major decline in its
international export markets brought on by a truly major crisis
such as an OECD-wide recession. Business scholars and professionals
as well as readers interested in Asian business and economics will
find this volume informative.
This book seeks to explore the understanding of Fabianism of both
the Webbs and the Fabian Women's Group and how this understanding
shaped their views regarding such gender-centred issues as the
family wage; protective labour law; and women's place in the
welfare state, the home and the labour market.
This book seeks to explore the understanding of Fabianism of both
the Webbs and the Fabian Women's Group and how this understanding
shaped their views regarding such gender-centred issues as the
family wage; protective labour law; and women's place in the
welfare state, the home and the labour market.
More than three million students globally are on the move each
year, crossing borders for their tertiary education. Many travel
from Asia and Africa to English speaking countries, led by the
United States, including the UK, Australia and New Zealand where
students pay tuition fees at commercial rates and prop up an
education export sector that has become lucrative for the provider
nations. But the 'no frills' commercial form of tertiary education,
designed to minimise costs and maximise revenues, leaves many
international students inadequately protected and less than
satisfied. International Student Security draws on a close study of
international students in Australia, and exposes opportunity,
difficulty, danger and courage on a massive scale in the global
student market. It works through many unresolved issues confronting
students and their families, including personal safety, language
proficiency, finances, sub-standard housing, loneliness and racism.
This book examines the tendency in market economies to reduce the
time workers spend at their place of employment and considers the
role scientific management has played in this development. The
author contends that the changing nature of worktime can be
explained by changes in both the capitalistic production process
and the demands that this process places on the
psycho-physiological capacities of human beings. Between 1870 and
1980, the total annual worktime in major industrialized nations
decreased by approximately 40 percent. This accelerated rate of
worktime change is discussed in the context of the economic revival
of capitalism that began in the first half of the twentieth century
and culminated in the 'long boom' of 1945-1970. Professor Nyland
argues that this revival is primarily explained by the rapid
development and application of the process associated with
scientific management. He further asserts that this science has
been seriously misunderstood by most modern scholars outside
socialist nations.
This book examines the tendency in market economies to reduce the
time workers spend at their place of employment and considers the
role scientific management has played in this development. The
author contends that the changing nature of worktime can be
explained by changes in both the capitalistic production process
and the demands that this process places on the
psycho-physiological capacities of human beings. Between 1870 and
1980, the total annual worktime in major industrialized nations
decreased by approximately 40 percent. This accelerated rate of
worktime change is discussed in the context of the economic revival
of capitalism that began in the first half of the twentieth century
and culminated in the "long boom" of 1945-1970. Professor Nyland
argues that this revival is primarily explained by the rapid
development and application of the process associated with
scientific management. He further asserts that this science has
been seriously misunderstood by most modern scholars outside
socialist nations. Few have recognized the extent to which it has
expanded the capacity of human beings to overcome poverty and to
limit the power of the market's invisible hand.
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