1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910143315703321

Autore

Dehesa Guillermo de la

Titolo

Winners and losers in globalization [[electronic resource] /] / Guillermo de la Dehesa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., 2006

ISBN

1-280-23793-7

9786610237937

0-470-76322-1

0-470-77403-7

1-4051-4262-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (250 p.)

Disciplina

330.9

337

Soggetti

Globalization - Economic aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [190]-217) and index.

Nota di contenuto

What is globalization? -- Globalization and economic growth -- Globalization, real convergence, and income distribution -- Globalization, employment, and labor markets -- Globalization and the size of firms : multinationals -- Globalization, state, and government -- Globalization and economic policy -- Globalization and exchange rates -- Globalization and financial crises -- Globalization and culture -- Who wins and who loses in globalization?

Sommario/riassunto

Seeking reason in the impassioned globalization debate, de la Dehesa examines who stands to win and who stands to lose from the process of globalization, in a style accessible to readers unfamiliar with economic theory.Objectively and dispassionately illuminates the emotionally charged globalization debate;Acknowledges that the costs and benefits of globalization will not be distributed evenly; Details the economic effects of globalization on individuals, governments, nation-states and business; Assesses the impact of globalization on b



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910791928403321

Autore

Chandrasekhar S (Sripati), <1918-2001., >

Titolo

Hungry people and empty lands : an essay on population problems and international tensions / / S. Chandrasekhar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-88312-6

1-283-54661-2

1-136-88313-4

9786613859068

0-203-83922-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (309 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Development ; ; vol. 18

Disciplina

301.32

304.6

312

Soggetti

Food supply

Population

Emigration and immigration

Asia Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1954 by G. Allen & Unwin.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

HUNGRY PEOPLE AND EMPTY LANDS An Essay on Population Problems and International Tensions; Copyright; HUNGRY PEOPLE AND EMPTY LANDS AN ESSAY ON POPULATION PROBLEMS AND INTERNATIONAL TENSIONS; Copyright; Preface; CONTENTS; List of Tables; List of Charts; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER I. The Demographic Cycle; CHAPTER II. World Demographic Disequilibrium; CHAPTER III. Demographic Danger Spots-Japan, China and India; CHAPTER IV. Population and Food Supply; CHAPTER V. Population and Peace; Appendices; APPENDIX A. The Race Question; APPENDIX B. The Freedom to Move

APPENDIX C.  North Borneo Wants Indian SettlersBibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

First published in 1954, this reissue deals with the problem of international tensions arising from demographic and fertility



differences, with special reference to such heavily populated Asian countries as China, Japan and India.