Introduction
Africa’s rise to prominence in the geopolitics of the 21st century is explained largely by the renewal of great power interest in the region of the world once dismissed as the “forgotten continent.” This great power concern reproduces the same power-play which is reminiscent of the Cold War when inter-locking and overlapping interests of great [...]
Transnational Institute International congress of IPPNW, New Delhi, 10 March 2008 Corporate-led, finance-driven globalisation has successfully transferred wealth from labour to capital. This has resulted in inequality and exclusion on a massive scale which, combined with the pressure on water and other environmental resources, is likely to fuel new conflicts. First let me thank IPPNW for this invitation to speak at your 18th World Congress. It's a great honour and I'm very grateful since I have admired your work for many years. I would especially like to thank Doctors Arun Mitra and Christoph Kraemer who went to a great deal of trouble on my behalf. The subject you've asked me to discuss, "Globalisation and War", is vast and we may as well begin by definin
From Prevent a third Bhopal tragedy : Dow fully bought Carbide in 2001, and by natural law, takes over all its liabilities and assets. Yet, it has offered to bear the cost of (partially) cleaning the Bhopal site — but only on condition that it's freed of all legal liabilities, including criminal liability on charges of culpable homicide. Dow has been strenuously lobbying Indian officials while holding out the lure of large-scale investments — if it's let off the liability hook. Between 2005 and 2007, numerous influential people pleaded on its behalf, including Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia, finance minister P. Chidambaram and commerce minister Kamal Nath, besides top-notch US-India Business Council office-bearers such as Ratan Tata a
Looks like it will be a while before crooks and their just rewards meet up. This in from the Guardian: Tony Blair is to join Yale later this year, teaching on a course on faith and globalisation, the US Ivy League university announced today. As the Howland Distinguished Fellow for the next academic year, the former prime minister will lead a seminar and participate in a number of events
Cape Town – The voice of the people can and must be heard in the world's inexorable march towards globalisation writes Shaun Benton.
There is the prospect of “a new deal” with global corporates, with “a new accountability”, as political approaches to managing economic globalisation take form and shape from the ground up.
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What are the Advantages of Globalisation for Developing Countries?
1. Inward Investment from foreign Mulitnationals MNCs. This inward investment creates job opportunities and helps to boost economic growth. Critics of MNCs paying low wage ignore the fact other wages in developing countries are generally lower.
2. Greater free Trade Increased free trade creates more export Markets.
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Globalisation involves the increased integration of national economies. It means a reduction in barriers of trade and investment between different economies.
The benefits of globalisation are related to the benefits of free trade.
1. Consumers will have a wider choice of goods, and prices are likely to be lower. Globalisation has been an important factor in the falling price of manufactured
A Nobel-prize winning US economist has warned that public services could suffer in countries like India as a result of globalisation. Professor Joseph Stiglitz told the BBC News website that globalisation had led to lower tariffs, an important source of public revenue. "A decline in tariff leads to less money for the governments to spend on its people," Professor Stiglitz said. He won the Nobel Prize in 2001 for his work on the economics of information.Read full story - India warning on globalisation via bbc newsTagsNews India Globalisation China Trade
Globalisation is a word that is on everyone's lips these days, from politicians to businessmen. BBC News is launching a major examination of the subject. Few places in the world have seen the dramatic effects of globalisation more than Bangalore, the Silicon Valley of India, which is experiencing an unprecedented IT boom that is transforming the prospects of the Indian economy. Globalisation is blamed for many of the ills of the modern world, but it is also praised for bringing unprecedented prosperity. But what is globalisation, and what are the forces that are shaping it?Read full story - Globalisation shakes the world via bbc newsPreviously reported - India warning on globalisation via bbc newsTagsNews India Globalisation China Trade
