Holy Schnitzel, Those Germans Are Eco-Friendly! Aug 30, 2008
This was the good side of globalization, a borderless sharing of Italian espresso, Mexican food, and British literature. And yet that same juggernaut was burning enough carbon to melt the final glaciers in Germany's southern highlands and erase entire islands from the Pacific. (Slate)
10 Questions for Tom Wolfe Aug 30, 2008
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test celebrates its 40th anniversary. " He was right. I shouldn't have pulled my punches. You should never do that, not if you're writing nonfiction. Did you ever use LSD or marijuana? John Foster JEJU-DO, SOUTH KOREA No, I never did. LSD is too strong to take. I write about it in the book. They take it once, and for years afterward, they have these flashbacks. Just driving over a bump in the road on a motorcycle can do it. I tried marijuana once. Has the drug culture... (Time.com)
Gore: Obama = Lincoln... Aug 29, 2008
Gore got one of his wishes: Globalization. Now he needs Obama to secure the socialist aspects so he can see his vision of the world within his lifetime. (The Drudge Report)
The Progressive Populist: The conquest of presidentialism Aug 29, 2008
He is widely known for his reporting on political corruption, globalization and working-class economic issues often ignored by both of America s political parties. He received a degree in journalism and political science from Northwestern University s Medill School of Journalism, graduating in 1998. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Obama and Big Government Aug 29, 2008
Obama did pander to the left's phobia about globalization by villainizing the North American Free Trade Agreement. But as soon as he had the nomination locked up, he confessed to Fortune magazine that his NAFTA rhetoric had been "overheated and amplified.". (Townhall.com)
Letter from India Aug 29, 2008
Today, thanks to globalization, you need not visit Europe to be tempted by flesh ... But India may have found a solution to globalization to which the rest of us will eventually come: to enjoy history's many ages at the same time rather than in sequence ... Even young urbanites, with scant memory of the India before globalization, treat tradition and modernity like a buffet rather than an all-or-nothing choice. (International Herald Tribune)
Analysis: New, old politics clash in speech Aug 29, 2008
The result was to leave a default impression that he is a standard post-Clinton Democrat wary of big business and the ill effects of globalization and free trade, motivated most intensely by antipathy to Bush and the Iraq War. The speech included some moments of plain hypocrisy nothing out of bounds by the standards of normal campaigning but out of step with his pleas for a more unifying and less manipulative style of politics. (Yahoo News)
An Interview With Byron R. Wien Aug 29, 2008
This market is different because globalization has changed the nature of investing. When I started as a securities analyst, I was focused on U.S. equities alone, and I didn't know much about what was going on around the world, and I could do my job very well; today, you can't. (SmartMoney)
Working Iowans have made few wage gains Aug 29, 2008
He argues the state should resist the idea that Iowa s wages have fallen because of factors such as the housing bubble or globalization. If you look at the states that are doing better, it s usually a result of public policy initiatives such as a higher minimum wage or economic development programs. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
IBM Announces New Software to Transform the Way People Collaborate Aug 29, 2008
IBM said the biggest challenge Indian companies face is the impact of globalization, which is forcing them to become more nimble ... As the scope of software development and delivery broadens in this era of globalization, IBM is incorporating social networking and Web 2. (IT News Online)
Leviathan's return Aug 28, 2008
By conceptualizing shrinkages as part and parcel of the game of capitalism's "creative destruction", they see no reason to examine the way the world economy was managed or mismanaged in the era of globalization ... Followers of this line of thought point to the extraordinary fraud and speculation of the era of "corporate globalization" as the root causes of the present maladies. (Asia Times Online)
Franklin U. planning 2nd U.S. campus Aug 28, 2008
We feel pretty strongly that this globalization train is moving already and we don t want to watch it go by, he said. A second U.S. campus would be in the Midwest and could become a template for future expansions, Decker said, but he declined to identify a location. (Columbus Business First, OH)
Report: Iowans making few wage gains Aug 28, 2008
He argues the state should resist the idea that Iowa's wages have fallen because of factors such as the housing bubble or globalization. "If you look at the states that are doing better, it's usually a result of public policy initiatives" such as a higher minimum wage or economic development programs that set higher targets for wages and benefits, he said. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
The Dream is over Aug 28, 2008
The NBA, in its globalization march, wants its top players in the Olympics. Their sponsors do as well. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Obama and the Clintons Aug 28, 2008
As president, Clinton communicated an understanding of the stresses globalization was placing on U.S. workers. But he insisted, and had fair success in bringing the country along with him, that the answer was not to turn inward but to improve education, expand research, and in other ways enhance America's ability to compete. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Poverty appears steady; more have health insurance Aug 27, 2008
And globalization, which on balance is good for the country, leaves winners and losers. Overall, the Census found 37. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
There's Something About Denmark Aug 27, 2008
The studies' findings have upended dated international perceptions of Denmark as a quaint but chilly dairy exporter with a high suicide rate, recasting the country instead as a model of social harmony that is thriving in an era of globalization. The country's improbable new standing and the significant media attention it has engendered may have had an even more profound effect on the Danes themselves by prompting a national conversation about how they live their lives. (BusinessWeek)
Bid seeks to recognize Georgia republics Aug 26, 2008
"Russia should have recognized the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia long ago, and should have followed it up with defense cooperation and assistance treaties long ago too," said Mikhail Delyagin, chairman of Moscow's Institute for Globalization Studies. "Then Georgia wouldn't have risked invading the countries.". (Boston Globe)
Peaking Performance Aug 26, 2008
Globalization could not work without performance management. While Nike (nyse: - - ) doesn't own the factories that makes its shoes, the company owns an advanced software system that tracks the flow of goods to and from the factories around the world, the work in progress inside those factories, the quality of the shoes created and the rate at which orders are being filled. (Forbes -- Technology)
New Energy Frontiers Expand Global Connections Part I Aug 26, 2008
Electricity is essential for any who care to participate in globalization, and huge numbers of the worlds rural poor still long for this basic tool at a time of tight supply and climbing prices ... Valencia and Caspary conclude that rural communities can benefit by access to this basic tool of globalization and that the global networks will also gain from the perspectives of new participants ... WASHINGTON: One cannot open a newspaper without reading the word globalization, yet vast areas of... (YaleGlobal Online Magazine, CT)
Asian shares drop on U.S. financial sector woes Aug 26, 2008
Blogs: Managing Globalization. in a lively discussion of the day's economic news with an eye on globalization. (International Herald Tribune)
Let Economies Cure Themselves Aug 25, 2008
Paul Johnson, eminent British historian and author; Lee Kuan Yew, minister mentor of Singapore; Ernesto Zedillo, director, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, former president of Mexico; and David Malpass, chief economist for Bear Stearns Co., Inc., rotate in writing this column. To see past Current Events columns, visit our Web site at. (Forbes)
As Democrats gather, liberal positions gaining in popularity Aug 23, 2008
there are changes in people's relationship with government," said Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. This, he said, is such a time.The shift of the party also reflects a change in much of the population evidenced in the policy positions advocated by rank-and-file voters as well as the party's presumptive presidential nominee, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois."Government SHOULD do more, especially when you're spending tens of billions of dollars in Iraq protecting the interests of millionaires," said... (Anchorage Daily News)
The WTO Faltering on Its Way to Success? Aug 22, 2008
2008 Yale Center for the Study of Globalization Related Articles. Edward Gresser 12 August 2008. (YaleGlobal Online Magazine, CT)
Singapore hangs outjobs-vacant sign Aug 21, 2008
Workers' Party chairperson Sylvia Lim has asked for "clarity and calmness" in deciding immigration policies, while noting that Singapore's workers have been hit by both the pressure of globalization and the government's liberal immigration policies. She claimed that Singaporean employers often employ foreigners in place of locals because they are simply cheaper to hire. (Asia Times Online)
Bloggers' challenge: What will Cache Valley be like 20 years from now? Aug 21, 2008
This IS emotional for me, as it IS terribly difficult to watch a valley I love, and a people who I care about being hood-winked by a globalization machine that promises wealth and happiness, but destroys land, air, water, culture, soul, pitting one against another, enslaving and degrading any unlucky enough to be in its path. Go ahead and deny, deny, deny, and stick up for them, but at the end of the day, the fact remains-- it was your air, your water, your land that has been polluted. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
'Sovereignty' that risks global health Aug 21, 2008
In this age of globalization, failure to make viral samples open-source risks allowing the emergence of a new strain of influenza that could go unnoticed until it is capable of exacting the sort of toll taken by the pandemic that killed tens of millions in 1918. As the world learned with the emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) -- which first appeared in China in 2002 but was not reported by Chinese officials until it spread to four other nations -- globally shared health risk... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Book Review: "Credit and Blame" Aug 21, 2008
And then there are the culprits of a more conceptual kind - American foreign policy, which perhaps saw its proverbial chickens come home to roost; or Islam, which is said to have stewed in its resentments for centuries; or globalization, which transmits grievances and conspiracies across borders as rapidly as capital and goods. If you want to blame someone for Sept. 11, you have quite a few options. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Raising the Stakes at the Olympics Aug 21, 2008
Globalization has made getting along with countries we've never heard of more important, and the best way to do that is to beat the crap out of them in sports we've never heard of and then rub their faces in it. If we're going to get along, we're going to have to learn how to hate each other when it matters the least. (Time.com)
Time to Strengthen the IAEA Aug 20, 2008
Recently the International Atomic Energy Agency established an 18-member commission chaired by Ernesto Zedillo, director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, to reflect on how the nuclear future might unfold, what the world is likely to demand of the IAEA, and what steps must be taken to allow the IAEA to fill those needs ... Ernesto Zedillo, director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, was president of Mexico from 1994 to 2000 ... 2008 Yale Center for the Study of... (YaleGlobal Online Magazine, CT)
Low level cadmium exposure linked to lung disease Aug 20, 2008
Faculty and students in the school's five academic departments and dozens of collaborative centers and initiatives are forging new solutions to the complex health challenges of today, including chronic disease, health care quality and finance, emerging genetic technologies, climate change, socioeconomic inequalities and their impact on health, infectious disease, and the globalization of health. EDITORS: Listen and link to a podcast with Howard Hu at. (EurekAlert!)
Beer, happiness, and academic productivity Aug 20, 2008
") But now I find myself wondering what would Edward Said think? What beast of reverse globalization/Orientalism is this? Disney translates itself into Bollywood so as to make inroads into South Asia, and then gets extra mileage by tantalizing U.S. audiences with the resulting exotica. That's a business model that could go a long, long way. Andrew Leonard Posted in: Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008 07:27 PDT It's beginning to look like the United States might actually need a recession, just to keep... (Salon)
"The Rocker" Aug 20, 2008
World Bank country director David Dollar discusses globalization and China's role as a superpower. Table Talk. (Salon)
NBC ratings flat without Phelps... Aug 19, 2008
It's all subliminal information manipulation to propel globalization and the concepts involved in making big bucks for the corporation. Try GE first, they'll get a global warming reference in as a infinitesimal part of a heartwarming story of so and so, who had to conquer etc. (The Drudge Report)
Ensuring a Sustainable and Inclusive Globalization, Speech by Saleh M. Nsouli, Director, Offices in Europe, IMF delivered at the Universal Postal Union Congress Aug 19, 2008
Ensuring a Sustainable and Inclusive Globalization ... Our theme today is one that is particularly interesting, because we can all learn from further discussion of the benefits and the challenges of globalization ... Postal services were long contributing to globalization centuries before the term was introduced, and they continue to have a positive role in the world economy. (IMF News)
Credit crisis fears pummel Wall Street Aug 19, 2008
Jitters over the credit crisis shook Wall Street on Monday, dragging down stocks and lifting government debt, as fears mounted that the U.S. Treasury would need to bail out the two largest mortgage finance companies (International Herald Tribune -- Money Report)
Classifying French wine in the age of globalization Aug 17, 2008
Published: August 17, 2008. BELLS PEALED, echoing through the ancient limestone village and out over the sea of grapevines that surrounded it. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Winners never quit? Well, yes, they do Aug 17, 2008
Well, yes, they do - International Herald Tribune. Published: August 17, 2008. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
France reaffirms its faith in future of nuclear power Aug 17, 2008
ard boasted: "France hasn't any oil, but she knew how to exploit a rich idea. In the whirlwind of globalization, civil nuclear power became a weapon, commercial and political, that allowed the country to remain at the avant-garde in the concert of nations.". A senior aide to Jean-Louis Borloo, the minister of ecology, sustainable development and planning, said that France "sees a wide trend developing" toward more use of nuclear energy. (International Herald Tribune)
The Brutal Rape of Ghanaian Staff by Intercontinental Bank of Nigeria Aug 17, 2008
Lets all admit it; globalization is good for the poor and the rich alike, this same globalization is sending very brutal bullies and robbers across our borders into Ghana. Who said only pick pockets and arm robbers fall into the category called thieves. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
President Kufuor rallies support for Akufo-Addo-Bawumia ticket Aug 17, 2008
President Kufuor gave high marks to the Government for stabilizing and consolidating the tottering economy it inherited, relaying a deteriorating infrastructure and fixing the educational system that was out of step with globalization. The next Government, under Nana Akufo-Addo was going to accelerate the growth of the economy, modernize the infrastructure and carry the education system forward. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Income chasm widening in state Aug 16, 2008
Only those earning the highest incomes benefited from gains in technology, productivity, and globalization, while middle-class earnings stagnated and incomes for poor families plunged 15 percent. The report analyzed census data between 1979 and 2006. (Boston Globe)
India Globalization Capital Schedules Conference Call Aug. 18th to Discuss Financial Results for the Quarter Ending June 30, 2008 Aug 16, 2008
Aug. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- India Globalization Capital, Inc. (Amex: ), (Amex: IGC.WS), (Amex: IGC.U) will hold a conference call to discuss its financial results for the quarter ending June 30, 2008 (1st Quarter for Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2009) ... Ask for the India Globalization Capital First Quarter Fiscal Year End 2009 Financial Results Conference Call (Conference ID # 3912828) ... SOURCE India Globalization Capital, Inc.. (PR Newswire)
Family organizes walk to support son's medical efforts Aug 16, 2008
As the world becomes a smaller place, with globalization, infectious diseases don t recognize national boundaries, he said. Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by mycobacteria and spread through the air. (Concord Journal, MA)
Whole Foods fights as consumers recoil Aug 15, 2008
Shawn Hebb may have one of the toughest jobs in business: convincing people that Whole Foods Market can be an economical place to shop. " Walter Robb, the company's co-president, acknowledged that Whole Foods was fighting strong consumer perceptions about the chain's prices, and he added that some of that was deserved. But he said the company had made a strong effort to challenge its competitors on price. "I'm getting a little tired of that tag around our neck," he said, referring to the... (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
A glimmer of hope for a prosperous future Aug 15, 2008
Globalization challenges us with the potential threat that our proud national identity will dissolve in it after a few generations. Independence Day is meaningful because it gives us a glimmer of hope that Indonesians still care and have the will to improve today for the sake of surviving tomorrow together as a prosperous nation. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Paul Krugman: The great illusion Aug 15, 2008
But as I was reading the latest bad news, I found myself wondering whether this war is an omen - a sign that the second great age of globalization may share the fate of the first ... And that raises some real questions about the future of globalization. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Emergent Soaring to New Heights in 2008 Aug 14, 2008
Our worldwide support infrastructure gives us an unprecedented and unmatched ability to empower developers and publishers in a period of increasing globalization, said Geoffrey Selzer, CEO, Emergent Game Technologies. Emergent isnt just a technology provider. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
COLUMN: An ambassador of goodwill Aug 13, 2008
She saw the importance of globalization way before others in East-Central Illinois recognized it, said Sue Songer, the current international student adviser at Eastern. She was a pioneer. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Why are conservatives so angry? Aug 13, 2008
chester11 wrote on Aug 12, 2008 9:19 PM:" xdfred wrote on Aug 12, 2008 7:59 AM:Take away my money, my rights under the bill of rights, my desire to raise my family as I see fit, and I'll get made. What do you mean by all this? And I know you meant mad, not made. Money: Yes, Democrats raise taxes traditionally, while Republicans lower them. You don't want the government deciding where your hard earned dollars go, right? In theory, I agree with you. I've mentioned before that... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
MANAGING GLOBALIZATION: World crises test UN development goals Aug 13, 2008
MANAGING GLOBALIZATION ... This month readers of the Managing Globalization blog had the chance to pose questions to Kemal Dervis, administrator of the United Nations Development Program ... Another angle on the issue is climate change: clamors and demands for restrictions on air, land and sea transport, and technology upgrades for reducing emissions - an anti-movement to the globalization process, putting a premium on developing countries. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Crew Energy Issues 2008 Second Quarter Financial and Operating Results Aug 11, 2008
Our view remains that natural gas will continue to have an increasingly important role in supplying North American energy needs as industrial demand grows, the world concentrates on cleaner burning energy sources and the continuing globalization of the commodity. These factors combined with the ever increasing proportion of natural gas produced from tight gas reservoirs which are generally characterized by very high initial decline rates suggest our industry should be busy for the foreseeable... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Hazard control is badly needed Aug 11, 2008
While spreading access to economic growth and political freedom, globalization has also served to attenuate the effectiveness of co-ordinated governmental action. As in private markets, the result is that, even as effects of our interdependence are expanding, nations (and citizens) are becoming less inclined to put collective priorities ahead of their own immediate interests or to feel that doing so will make a difference. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Symptoms of depression Aug 10, 2008
And while economists might explain such away as the natural result of globalization, nobody can deny the symbolic effect on the American psyche when the granddaddy of all our industries, General Motors, loses 15 billion in three months and the king of beers is swallowed up by some outfit from Belgium. GM going broke. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
* INTERVIEW: Ou talks about Taiwans diplomatic truce Aug 10, 2008
On Taiwans participation in international organizations: In an era of globalization, world-wide collaboration has become more crucial than ever. Taiwans long-standing alienation not only infringes on our rights, the world also suffers from not benefiting from what Taiwan can contribute. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Bickley: Best sports bar in Beijing? Aug 9, 2008
"The young people see the big picture, they understand globalization, that the world is becoming flat," he says. "But there is going to be a backlash from older people who think we've run amok. There are even whispers going around of potential protests after the Olympics, against Western businesses trying to capitalize on China.". (AZCentral -- Sports)
World Food Crisis Underway Aug 9, 2008
They pulled the plug on the much-heralded Doha round of trade talks under way the last seven years, abandoned Tom Friedman's doctrine of globalization for the illusory shield of protectionism. In Japan last month, the eight big ones agreed to reconvene in 2009 on the Mediterranean island La Maddalena, nestled in the Straits of Bonifacio between Corsica and Northern Sardinia, one of the last untouched beautiful spots in the world. (Newsmax)
Hand Held Products moving manufacturing operations to China; 290 to lose jobs Aug 8, 2008
"The business is growing nicely."This is really about the globalization of the world. It goes back to nothing related to the current economy. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Food crisis sowsseed for change Aug 8, 2008
This marks a shift from the earlier globalization debates and deserves our attention. On the other hand, we can't forget that governments are still. (Asia Times Online)
This is your public service drought allocation notice Aug 8, 2008
We can likewise structure this as a move from petty to capitalist commodity production involving wage labor, automation, and globalization/offshoring, particularly to Asia ... Sometimes, all we need is one sentence to capture the essence of globalization. (Salon)
Breaking down ships, and paying a high price Aug 7, 2008
Reuters Published: August 7, 2008. The workday is long, dangerous and poorly paid, but the Bangladeshi workers dismantling ships and recycling the parts say they have no choice. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
A slowdown inevitable? Aug 6, 2008
"If the U.S., European and Japanese economies go into negative growth ... (China) can't export outside the country, then you get a deflationary environment on finished goods with an inflationary environment with raw materials. "As much as I am a proponent of globalization, if (current trends) drag the Chinese economy with it, it could take years to rebound," he said. Most Chinese economists believe China's economy will defy historical expectations of a post-Olympics hangover. In June, Chinese... (CNN -- International)
Sony shares rise after buying music joint venture stake Aug 6, 2008
Shares in Sony Corp. traded higher on Wednesday after the electronics maker said it had agreed to buy Bertelsmann's 50 percent stake in their Sony BMG music joint venture for around $900 million (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Teva to buy Barr Pharma for more than $7 billion Aug 6, 2008
The comination is part of a trend toward globalization over the past five years, with U.S. and foreign generic drugmakers expanding into each others' territory through increased marketing, new products or acquisitions, said Doug Long, a generics analyst at health data firm IMS Health. In addition, drugs with sales exceeding $54 billion a year are set to lose patent protection from 2008 through 2012, according to prescription benefit manager Medco Health Solutions. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
U.S. hires Morgan Stanley to assess future of Fannie and Freddie Aug 6, 2008
The Treasury Department said Tuesday that it had hired Morgan Stanley to help the U.S. government assess the risks facing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. This action should be interpreted as a prudent preparedness measure, and nothing more. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
