Globalization

For generations, everything has been getting faster, better, and cheaper. Finally, we reached the point that almost anything you could ever want could be sent to your home within days - even hours - of when you decided you wanted it....

From a former senior advisor to Senator John McCain, an urgent wake-up call about how new technologies are threatening America's military might....

The untold story of how Japan became a cultural superpower through the fantastic inventions that captured - and transformed - the world’s imagination....

Coffee is an indispensable part of daily life for billions of people around the world - one of the most valuable commodities in the history of global capitalism, the leading source of the world's most popular drug, and perhaps the most widespread word on the planet....

A leading economic historian presents a new history of financial crises, showing how some led to greater globalization while others kept nations apart....

A team of dedicated veteran operations strategists delivers a practical and hands-on discussion of how to future-proof your company's supply chains through a relentless focus on resilience....

Historically, it was guns, germs, and steel that determined the fates of people and nations. Now, more than ever, it is electricity....

For centuries, oceans were the chessboard on which empires battled for supremacy. But in the nuclear age, air power and missile systems dominated our worries about security, and for the United States, the economy was largely driven by domestic production....

From the author of Future Shock comes a striking way out of today's despair...a bracing, optimistic look at our new potentials....

In this powerful, incisive book, David Pilling reveals the hidden biases of economic orthodoxy and explores the alternatives to GDP, from measures of wealth, equality, and sustainability to measures of subjective well-being. Authoritative, provocative, and eye-opening....

A bold new account of the state of globalization today—and what its collapse might mean for the world economy.

Articles by experts and researchers will help you understand the risks and identify solutions to these disruptions so that you can ensure a more resilient supply chain—without sacrificing competitive advantage....

The immigration crisis is no accident. Powerful special interest groups are pulling strings behind the scenes to keep America's borders open so that a flood of cheap labor can enrich our nation's elite and new generations of Democratic voters can steal our political future....

A brilliant investigation of globalization and how it is affecting everything we do - economically, politically, and culturally - abroad and at home....

One of our great urbanists and one of our great public health experts join forces to reckon with how cities are changing in the face of existential threats the pandemic has only accelerated....

On October 23, 2001, Apple Computer, a company known for its chic, cutting-edge technology, launched a product with an enticing promise: you can carry an entire music collection in your pocket....

An Indien scheiden sich die Geister. Obwohl oder gerade weil kaum jemand im Westen dieses widersprüchliche Land versteht....

China will soon eclipse the United States as the world's largest economy and companies will lose out if they do not know how to invest in China properly. No company has been able to get into China for 3 years. Shaun Rein hasn't left. 

From one of the most important economic thinkers of our time, a brilliant and far-seeing analysis of the current populist backlash against globalization....

Part memoir, part searing revelation, Seen Yet Unseen takes listeners behind the scenes of some of the world’s biggest tech companies and exposes the way their exclusion of and, at times, hostility toward Black women have lasting impacts on the technology we use every day.

Discover the truth behind the discounts....

A sweeping case that a new age of economic localization will reunite place and prosperity, putting an end to the last half century of globalization—by one of the preeminent economic journalists writing today....

Power is shifting - from large, stable armies to loose bands of insurgents, from corporate leviathans to nimble start-ups, and from presidential palaces to public squares. But power is also changing, becoming harder to use and easier to lose....

This audiobook offers five proven principles so multinational companies can advance diversity, equity, and inclusion with a nuanced understanding of local contexts across countries and cultures. Local relevance is essential for global success....

A riveting true story of industrial espionage in which a Chinese-born scientist is pursued by the US government for trying to steal trade secrets, by a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in nonfiction....

The relevance of social media and platforms and increased use of digital media have transformed the way people communicate interact and produce content. This study examines how various demographic factors influence users activity on different media platforms.

"Global Commerce: Navigating the International Business Landscape" is a comprehensive guide to navigating the complex world of international business. Written for students, professionals, and entrepreneurs alike, this book provides a thorough exploration of the key concepts, strategies, and challenges of conducting business in the global marketplace. From understanding the fundamentals of international trade and finance to mastering cross-cultural communication and global leadership, this book covers a wide range of topics essential for success in international business. Readers will learn ...

In this groundbreaking account, Elisabeth Braw explores the collapse of globalization and the profound challenges it will bring to the West. Drawing on interviews with prominent executives and policymakers from around the world, Braw poses the difficult questions all businesses and economies will face-and traces the intricate story of globalization from the exuberant 90s to the embattled present.

The world and economics are very interesting things. One thing is for certain, that is, in human history people, women and men, have traveled the globe for economic opportunities. The history of Southeast Asia is as rich as many parts of the globe, and as a result of all the volcanic activity, the archaeological record has left a lot of questions unanswered. There have been some great things that have come out of Southeast Asia, and this is a book regarding the possible collaboration that is underway and has unfolded as a result of Quranic interpretation, Mandarin Chinese, RCEP, the Belt ...

The IMF and World Bank were created to help countries survive financial crises and to help them develop into prosperous economic actors. But their 75-year track record shows the opposite: their loans and structural adjustment policies have plunged poor countries into impossibly large debt traps and forced the Third World to focus on producing goods for consumption in the West, instead of growing consumption and industry at home.