Globalisering

Bogen belyser de vilkår, som er bestemmende for forretningslivets udvikling. Hvorfor og hvordan údvikler forretningslivet, virksomhederne og deres organisationer og teknologien sig, som de gør? Hvorfor opnår virksomheder succes? Hvorfor gør vi i Danmark os gældende inden for bestemte områder, mens man i andre lande har førende virksomheder i andre forretningsområder? Hvad betyder globaliseringen? Hvorfor og hvordan organiserer virksomheder sig, som de gør? Hvorfor og hvordan udvikler digitaliseringen sig og får så stor betydning? Selv om fokus er på den aktuelle og nærmeste fremtid skal man have historien med for at forstå baggrunden for det udskilningsløb, der er foregået i det globale forretningsliv, og den dynamik som former organisationer og teknologi før, nu og i fremtiden. Der gøres særlig meget ud af den digitale udvikling, som her i 2010'erne for alvor er i gang med at transformere forretningsliv og samfund.

Inkarnationen af civilisationen og det gode liv: elegance, kunst, filosofi, litteratur, erotik, gastronomi, verdens mest spektakulære cykelløb, brede boulevarder og Middelhavskysten med det azurblå hav. Det er sådan, de fleste kan lide at tænke på det franske.Men der er et andet Frankrig - med endeløse strejker, arbejdsløshed og store forskelle på land og by, på rig og fattig. Et land præget af bureaukrati, korruption og politikerlede, de gule vestes oprør, religiøse spændinger, en uforløst kolonihistorie og - ikke mindst - årevis med voldsomme terrorangreb.I DEN RYSTEDE REPUBLIK går journalist Aske Munck med indsigt og nysgerrighed på jagt efter årsagerne til Frankrigs aktuelle problemer - med blik for både det unikt franske og for det, at mange af de franske problemer minder om dem, man slås med i resten af den vestlige verden, også i Danmark.

"Behovet for at forstå Kinas intentioner har aldrig været større. Om vi vil det eller ej, kommer Kina til at præge det 21. århundrede mere end nogen anden nation" – fra forordet Tiden, hvor kinesiske ledere holdt lav profil, er forbi. Xi Jinping har med stor kraft sat Kina tilbage på verdenskortet og indledt, hvad han selv kalder en ny æra. Men hvad er det for en verden, den kinesiske præsident og partichef ser for sig, og hvad får det af betydning for os i Vesten? I "Kina i verden" tager journalist og Asien-korrespondent Lasse Karner læserne med på en rejse langs Kinas storstilede Silkevejsprojekt, rundt om teknologiske nybrud, ideologiske kampe og stormagtsrivalisering og langt ind i den kinesiske selvforståelse. Bogen giver et unikt indblik i Kinas nationale identitet og globale ambitioner under Xi Jinping.

Vi lever i en tid med vindere og tabere, hvor stagneret social mobilitet og stigende ulighed har fået forestillingen om, at ”man kan, hvad man vil, hvis man arbejder hårdt nok” til at klinge hult. I "Meritokratiets tyranni" viser Michael J. Sandel, hvordan præstationssamfundet genererer overmod hos de allerede velstillede og hård fordømmelse af dem, der er ladt tilbage. Ifølge Sandel må vi gentænke den fælles forståelse af succes og fiasko, som er fulgt med globaliseringen og den stigende ulighed."Meritokratiets tyranni" tilbyder en alternativ måde at tænke succes på. En, som også skeler til held, som inspirerer til ydmyghed og solidaritet, og som anerkender værdien i al slags arbejde.Michael J. Sandel (f. 1953) er filosof ved Harvard University. Han er en af de mest læste og citerede amerikanske tænkere og forfatter til en lang række politiske og idéhistoriske bøger, senest "Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do?" (2010) og "What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets" (2012).

Bangladesh er et af verdens fattigste og tættest befolkede lande. Det har traditionelt ligget i bunden af globale statistikker over fattigdom og børnedødelighed og på toppen af lister over korruption og dårlig regeringsførelse. Desuden er Bangladesh udnævnt som verdens mest sårbare nation overfor globale klimaforandringer.Bangladesh er dog også et land fyldt med fremskridt og dynamik. Landet er hjemsted for den moderne mikrolånsbevægelse, er integreret i den globale økonomi og har indfriet internationale målsætninger for fattigdomsbekæmpelse og menneskelig udvikling.Denne bog tilbyder den første samlede fremstilling på dansk af Bangladesh' historiske og politiske udvikling, herunder de udfordringer, som landet står overfor i en globaliseret tidsalder. I Bangladesh sætter globaliseringens strømme af mennesker, ideer og kapital nye rammer for udvikling og vækst. Det gør Bangladesh til et land, hvor fortid møder fremtid, og hvor udvikling møder globalisering, hvilket skaber både fremskridt og konflikt.Bogen giver ikke blot en introduktion til Bangladesh, men illustrerer det komplekse samspil af nationale og globale processer, som genfindes andre steder i det globale syd.

As US-Russian relations scrape the depths of cold-war antagonism, the promise of partnership that beguiled American administrations during the first post-Soviet decades increasingly appears to have been false from the start. Why did American leaders persist in pursuing it? Was there another path that would have produced more constructive relations or better prepared Washington to face the challenge Russia poses today?With a practitioner's eye honed during decades of work on Russian affairs, Thomas Graham deftly traces the evolution of opposing ideas of national purpose that created an inherent tension in relations. Getting Russia Right identifies the blind spots that prevented Washington from seeing Russia as it really is and crafting a policy to advance American interests without provoking an aggressive Russian response. Distilling the Putin factor to reveal the contours of the Russia challenge facing the United States whenever he departs the scene, Graham lays out a compelling way to deal with it so that the United States can continue to advance its interests in a rapidly changing world.

Citizens opens up a new way of understanding ourselves and shows us what we must do to survive and thrive - as individuals, as organisations, as nations, even as a species.Jon Alexander's consultancy, the New Citizenship Project, hashelped revitalise some of Britain's biggest organisations suchas the Co-op, The Guardian and the National Trust. Here, withthe New York Times bestselling writer Ariane Conrad, he showshow human history has moved from the Subject Story of kingsand empires to the current Consumer Story. Now, he arguescompellingly, it is time to enter the Citizen Story.Because when our institutions treat people as citizens ratherthan consumers, everything changes. Unleashing the powerof everyone equips us to face the challenges of economicinsecurity, climate crisis, public health threats, and polarisation.Citizens is an upbeat handbook, full of insights, clear examplesto follow, and inspiring case studies, from the slums of Kenyato the backstreets of Birmingham. It is the perfect pick-me-up forleaders, founders, elected officials - and citizens everywhere.

A radical vision for a better future: an economy that works for us, rather than the other way around.As this major German bestseller reports, our world is at a tipping point, and we feel it every day. Costs are rising, the gap between the rich and poor is increasing, natural resources are depleted, and the effects of climate change are starting to take hold. We are under increasing social and environmental stress. But, as leading economist Maja Göpel argues here, there is another path forward.She invites us to imagine what we want our future to look like, and offers solutions that will help us to get there. It's time to question our principles, set new goals, and re-evaluate our priorities. Time to rethink our world and find new ways of living that don't drain our planet any further. We need a fair distribution of wealth, and a way to reconcile the social with the ecological. We need to work smarter, not harder.Critical, yet full of encouragement, Maja Göpel chooses surprising and enlightening examples to illustrate how we can leave behind our familiar ways of living to achieve a better future.

Terra Viva was originally published in India in 2022 by Women Unlimited.

Explains why the environmental crisis should lead to an abandonment of "free market" ideologies and current political systems, arguing that a massive reduction of greenhouse emissions may offer a best chance for correcting problems.

Spørgsmål som hvem er jeg? eller hvem er vi? bliver stadigt mere påtrængende i en globaliseret verden. Både individet og kollektivet udfordres hele tiden og udvikles i mødet med andre livsformer og nye kulturer. Denne bog handler om nationale identiteter og de fortællinger, der danner basis for dem: Hvad udgør sådanne identiteter? Hvordan kan man undersøge dem? Hvordan opbygges og manifesterer de sig i specifikke tilfælde? Hvilke fællesskabsbehov søger man at udfylde ved dyrkelsen af forskellige identiteter?Bogens to dele fokuserer på hhv. en teoretisk og begrebsmæssig afklaring samt en række casestudier. I bogens første del bringes begreber som identitet, kollektiv identitet, national identitet og national branding i anvendelse.Bogens anden del beskæftiger sig med, hvordan identitetsproblematikker manifesterer sig i en række konkrete sammenhænge. Herunder:- Fortællingen om fredens Europa som et problematisk fundament for det europæiske fællesskab- Den historiske romans rolle i nationsopbygningsaktiviteterne i de europæiske lande i det 19. århundrede- Udvikling af en selvstændig engelsk national identitet, kendetegnet ved både at adskille sig fra de øvrige nationaliteter på de Britiske Øer og den britiske overidentitet- Fortællinger og modfortællinger om en fælles imperial fortid i de postsovjetiske stater, og hvordan disse både kan ses som udtryk for og reproduktion af nogle dybtliggende konflikter mellem stater og folk .

This publication introduces the Global Integration Index as a tool to explore how global and regional integration affect development outcomes.The 43 indicators in the index include digital connectivity and environmental cooperation and build on the Asian Development Bank's framework to measure progress in regional cooperation and integration. The index confirms deeper global economic linkages in Asia and the Pacific and enables comparison with other regions and across dimensions. The publication considers how policymakers can combine global and regional integration efforts with domestic policies for sustainable and inclusive economic growth.

A THOUGHT-PROVOKING EXPLORATION OF OUR WORLD'S ECONOMIC PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTUREIn a journey over centuries only recently marked by prosperity, Lead, Follow, or Fail captures the socio-economic forces that have shaped our world.Dividing economic history into three eras--Pre-Industrial, Industrial, and Post-Industrial--Peter Brews chronicles the evolution of productivity and how nations, organizations, and individuals fall into the roles of Failures, Followers, or Leaders. Failures in the Pre-Industrial Era are plagued by scarcity, Followers are on their way to abundance through industrialization, and Leaders maintain Post-Industrial competitiveness through unrelenting innovation at the leading edge of global commerce.Understanding the transition across these eras and how Leading, Following, and Failing differ also offers insights into what our economic future will hold. After considering the implications of a world more economically diverse than ever before, three future scenarios--Balanced Global Growth, Unbalanced Global Growth, and Global Meltdown--conclude the book.Armed with the knowledge of what it takes to build and sustain competitiveness whether Leader, Follower, or Failure, readers also learn what we all must do so Balanced Global Growth prevails, and the 21st century is a triumph for us all.

"Borders draw one map of the world; money draws another. A journalist's riveting account exposes a parallel universe exempt from the laws of the land, and how the wealthy and powerful benefit from it. The map of the globe depicts the world we think we know: neatly delineated sovereign nations that bestow and restrict the rights of the citizens and entities within their borders. For wealthy individuals and corporations, however, borders are porous, and the globe is pockmarked with thousands of special zones that exist beyond any nation's control, for their benefit. And for those at the opposite end of privilege, the map fails to prevent exploitation by foreign powers, or willfully creates cracks where refugees fleeing war and hardship can be captured and kept in stateless limbo indefinitely. In this fast-paced and fascinating narrative, Atossa Abrahamian explores this parallel universe. Starting in thirteenth-century Switzerland, where a confederation of poor cantons marketed the commodity they had - bodies, in the form of mercenaries - she stalks the legacy of statelessness around world, from an Emirati-owned port in Somalia to the new charter cities, semi-autonomous city-states in poor countries like Honduras that are controlled by foreign governments or multinational corporations, to Luxembourg, which wants to use its tiny perch to send capitalism into outer space via asteroid mining. Along the way, we meet the shadowy CEOs, visionary statesmen, eccentric theorists, prize-winning economists, and alarming ideologues who are the masterminds of this parallel order. By mapping the hidden geography that increasingly determines who wins and who loses in the new global order - and how it might be otherwise - The Hidden Globe fascinates, enrages, and inspires"--

Discusses contemporary medievalism in studies ranging from Brazil to West Africa, from Manila to New York.

This volume explores the implications of student mobility on higher education across the Asia Pacific Region. Student Mobility has become a major feature of higher education throughout the world, and most particularly over the past two decades within the Asia Pacific Region. This system of mobility is entering a period of profound predicted change, created by the social and economic transformations being occasioned by the rapid increased uses of artificial intelligence (AI), a process that is being increasingly framed as the ¿Fourth Industrial Revolution¿ or Work 4.0, a process that is widely predicted to evoke fundamental changes in the ways that work is performed and who does it. This volume explores various dimensions of this process, examining various aspects of the process as they are affecting national and regional economies even as the phenomenon produces a wide variety of engagements with the global economy as a whole.

Provides a philosophical, cultural, and historical answer to the question: Where did China come from?

This book examines several emerging trends in higher education, including artificial intelligence and the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on higher education transformation over the past couple of years. All higher education leaders and policy makers are dealing with the aftermath and continuing battle they face regarding higher education within the context of COVID-19. AI and the 4IR are also areas that impact every aspect of higher education, especially as disciplines are forced to provide credentials and relevance aligned to the workforce and economic needs. The chapters provide regional and country case studies from within the Asia Pacific Region.

This book aims to investigate the global value chain (GVC) from a viewpoint of industrial development and examine how GVC participation, upgrading, and connectivity have affected structural transformation in developing economies. It first reviews the indexes to measure progresses in GVC participation and upgrading. Then it examines factors affecting these progresses, using original measures of connectivity, which are computed based on the complex network theory. Another distinguished feature of the study is its in-depth analyses on the relationship between economic development and GVC participation based on the hypothesis of nonlinear relationship which is drawn from authors past studies on Asian economies. Major findings include (1) inverted-U shaped relationship between backward participation and income levels, (2) U shaped relationship between forward participation and income level, (3) marginal but significant impacts of maritime and aviation connectivity on GVC participation, (4) significant and different roles of basic and advanced education on the upgrading in GVCs, and (5) the importance of technological intensities in export in sustaining economic growth.

This book mainly introduces the concepts and approaches of global governance from the viewpoints of Chinese and Russian scholars and is divided into four parts. The first one deals with the concept of a new type of global governance, namely ¿Globalization 2.0¿. The second one is dedicated to institutions and multilateralism, including the importance and effectiveness of international institutions. The third part focuses on the important countries and regions in the new era, as well as such issues as the current global status quo, processes in Eurasia, the prospects of the U.S. ¿ China ¿ Russia trilateral relationship. The last part analyzes the future development of global governance and possible solutions of how it might be improved. Climate change, digital era, cyber security, financial and economic regimes, COVID-19 are all involved in this part. In short, this book is a profound and cutting-edge research on global governance.