The manner in which people have been talking and writing about 'development'and the
rules according to which they have done so have evolved over time. Development …

Offering an accessible introduction to both the historical roots and the contemporary
dynamics of today's world economy, this seventh edition equips students with the knowledge …

This new edition of From Poverty to Power has been fully revised and now includes a new
chapter with an in-depth analysis of the human impact of the global financial and food crises …

We are experiencing a wave of globalization that includes everything but labour. In this
paper, we argue that this is the result of restrictive migration policies implemented by …

Purpose Seasonal labour migration is a common form of temporary migration where the
work of the migrant labour depends on seasonal conditions and is performed only during …

This study investigates the effects of trade and trade facilitation on economic growth in
Africa. To do so, we measure trade facilitation by means of three indicators, namely trade …

Purpose The rise of the global economy has been an essential element in the international
business (IB) agenda since the 1980s, and the topic of globalisation has not failed to …

The emergence of the People's Republic of China on the world scene constitutes the most
significant event in world politics since the end of World War II. As the world's predominant …

When modern states go into terminal decline or fail altogether, the predictable response of
ordinary people is to get out, as soon as they can, to wherever they can go. 1 Zimbabwe has …

Recent decades of globalisation have created a more interconnected, interdependent and
complex world than ever witnessed before. While global policy has focused on facilitating …