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Globalization : Past, Present, Future by Publication Date: 2023eBook
Since the end of the Cold War, globalization--the process and the idea--has been reshaping the world. Global studies scholarship has emerged to make sense of the transnational manifestations of globalization: economic, social, cultural, ideological, technological, environmental, and postcolonial. But a series of crises in the first two decades of the twenty-first century has put the neoliberal globalization system of the 1990s under severe strain. Are we witnessing a turn toward "deglobalization," intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine or a moment of "reglobalization," spearheaded by digital technology? The contributors to this book employ transdisciplinary research to assess past developments, the current state, and future trajectories of globalization in light of today's dynamics of insecurity, volatility, and geopolitical tensions.
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Multidisciplinary research database. Covers the subjects of biology, chemistry, engineering, physics and psychology. Includes peer-reviewed, full-text articles and videos from the Associated Press.
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Point-counterpoint research database. Covers controversial and hot-topic issues from a Canadian perspective. Includes an overview essay of the topic, a point (argument) essay, a counterpoint (opposing argument) essay, and a guide to critical analysis.
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Contains articles on the aspects of information technology, communication, strategy, collaboration, organization management, and emerging trends and technologies. Note: Access provided by Mohawk College. - Worldometer
Live world statistics on population, government and economics, society and media, environment, food, water, energy and health.
- World Trade Organization Data
The World Trade Organization (WTO) deals with the global rules of trade. This portal gives access to a selection of key databases offering statistics and information on different trade-related measures under its purview.
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- TED Talks: Why Brexit happened — and what to do next (Video duration 17 minutes)
We are embarrassingly unaware of how divided our societies are, and Brexit grew out of a deep, unexamined divide between those that fear globalization and those that embrace it, says social scientist Alexander Betts.
- Globalization at a Crossroads (Video duration 28 minutes)
This program explains key principles at the core of global economics and takes a historical look at their effects, taking stock of the seismic shift in the US economy and its probable effect on the rest of the world. - TED Talks: How do we stop the massive inequality dominating the world economy? (Video duration 13 minutes)This TED Talk features Senior Partner and BCG Fellow François Candelon, who is a core member of the technology, media and telecommunications practice at BCG. Based in China, his current research examines the new digital world order and its impact on wealth distribution, national competitiveness and social stability.
- Challenges of Globalization (Video segment 3 minutes, full duration 57 minutes)Globalization is a two-edged sword. It provides work to people in poor countries, but the pay is often low and working conditions dangerous.
- TED Talks: Capitalism isn't an ideology — it's an operating system (Video duration 7 minutes)Bhu Srinivasan researches the intersection of capitalism and technological progress. Instead of thinking about capitalism as a firm, unchanging ideology, he suggests that we should think of it as an operating system -- one that needs upgrades to keep up with innovation, like the impending take-off of drone delivery services.
- Moral Consequences of Globalization (Video segment 3 minutes, full duration 29 minutes)Discusses global "interdependency" and "globalization." Information travels at light speed, ignoring arbitrary borders drawn on maps. No country, not even the U.S., can stand alone in today's world.