In this smart and concise examination of the trends driving contemporary globalization, Jan
Nederveen Pieterse argues that the United States' pursuit of global primacy is based upon a …

Macromarketing has expanded inquiry regarding globalization and development since its
inception. It has included quality of life (QOL) and environmental measures, and argued that …

This introduction to social change covers the momentous and relatively recent changes that
have occurred in the human condition, examining not only the major causes and conditions …

The concept of sustainable development 1 has been weakened and even rejected after
decades of failed attempts to meet environmental and social objectives. This rejection …

This book acts as a welcome foil to current thinking on the concept of globalisation, which
tends to be divided into two distinct camps: one which suggests that the neo-liberal model …

Increasingly in the public discourse there are references to the knowledge economy,
knowledge society, knowledge workers and knowledge organisations. The argument is that …

This paper combines several important arguments, which have puzzled economic theory for
decades, to arrive at a more adequate description of the current global crisis. The main …

Capitalism has evolved into different 'varieties' or forms, notwithstanding one of its defining
features being sustained but irregular growth (Amable 2003; Boyer 2005; Hall and Soskice …

Commons destacó el significado de la innovación social al lado de la empresarial y, durante
mucho tiempo, participó activamente en la creación de instituciones y organizaciones que …

The global financial crisis, American in origin and triggered by the subprime loan meltdown,
has developed into a very serious “once-in-a-century” global financial and economic crisis …