Kategoria BISAC: Political Science >> Globalization

The Japanese are a diligent people, constantly working to ensure institutional success. The Japanese have an innate ability to copy foreigners. In their effort to build a strong country, the Japanese sought knowledge from abroad; and perfected these learnings in order to effect rapid national development. In their quest for progress, the Japanese have cherished the trait of national self-reliance.

Until the Jeiji Restoration, Japan had pursued a national policy of seclusion that forbade almost all contact with the outside world. The nineteenth century was one of exploration and...

In a global world, highly integrated human society is in a dark age of civilization-based chaos. We are at the historical turning point where we could either evolve to a universal brotherhood or to be destroyed by unavoidable chaos. The choice is ours-not only for policy-makers and religious leaders but also for each of us-a true appreciation of nature, humanity, and God will make a difference and create a better future for humanity. "The Declaration of Global Civilization" reveals how.

Malaysia's foremost challenges are the fragmentation of its society and deterioration of its institutions. Social stability is a prerequisite for economic growth, and effective institutions for optimizing it. The deepening polarization of Malays poses a far greater threat than the more readily recognized divisions between the races, while Malaysian institutions are fast losing their integrity and effectiveness through the twin blights of corruption and incompetence.

The author presents the framework of his ""Diamond of Development"" through enhancing its four cardinal elements:...

In a global world, highly integrated human society is in a dark age of civilization-based chaos. We are at the historical turning point where we could either evolve to a universal brotherhood or to be destroyed by unavoidable chaos. The choice is ours-not only for policy-makers and religious leaders but also for each of us-a true appreciation of nature, humanity, and God will make a difference and create a better future for humanity. "The Declaration of Global Civilization" reveals how.

There is no longer such a thing as an American economy, say Robert Reich at the beginning of this brilliant book. What does it mean to be a nation when money, goods, and services know no borders? What skills will be the most valuable in the coming century? And how can our country best ensure that all its citizen have a share in the new global economy? Robert B.Reich, the widely respected and bestselling author of The Next American Frontier and The Resurgent Liberal, defines the real challenge facing the United States in the 21st century in this trail-blazing book....

Does globalization menace our cities? Are cities able to exercise democratic rule and strategic choice when international competition increasingly limits the importance of place? Cities in the International Marketplace looks at the political responses of ten cities in North America and Western Europe as they grappled with the forces of global restructuring during the past thirty years. H. V. Savitch and Paul Kantor conclude that cities do have choices in city building and that they behave strategically in the international marketplace.

Rather than treating cities through...