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  • MOST digital library / United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization. Management of Social Transformations (MOST) Programme
    The MOST Digital Library contains results from research carried out since the inception of the MOST Program in 1994. The types of documents produced include: best practices, books, book reviews, city templates, discussion papers, journal reviews, reports, newsletters, policy papers and working papers. The themes covered include Drugs, Globalization and Governance, International Migration, Multicultural Societies, Poverty Eradication, Social transformations, Sustainability, Urban Development and HIV/AIDS. MOST Program research has been carried out in all geographical regions and sometimes includes comparative studies between regions.
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Reference Works: Encyclopedias
  • Global connections : America's role in the 21st century / Felton, John.
    Location: Haggard 2 -Reference E895 .F45 2002
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    This encyclopedia provides a guide to understand the challenges the United States will face in the new century including conflicts and competition, religious and ethnic turmoil, economic tensions, development, economic globalization, the Internet, international trade, worldwide environmental damage, and weapons proliferation.
  • Globalization: Encyclopedia of trade, labor, and politics / Ashish K. VAidya
    Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HF1359 .G5854 2006
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    More than 80 experts on globalization have contributed to this comprehensive reference work on post World War II issues of globalization. Articles examine the phenomenon of globalization from an economic, international business, political, legal, and envrionmental perspective.
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  • Global connections : America's role in the 21st century / Felton, John.
    Location: Haggard 2 -Reference E895 .F45 2002
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    This encyclopedia provides a guide to understand the challenges the United States will face in the new century including conflicts and competition, religious and ethnic turmoil, economic tensions, development, economic globalization, the Internet, international trade, worldwide environmental damage, and weapons proliferation.
  • Global policy forum / Global Policy Forum
    This provides discussion and provides links to the globalization of the economy, politics, culture, law etc. It provides cases, statistics and a good bibliography.
  • Globalization index / Kearney, A. T.
    The A.T. Kearney/FOREIGN POLICY Globalization Index is an annual study that assesses the extent to which the world's most populated nations are becoming more or less globally connected. More than 60 countries are included in this survey.
  • Tomorrow's markets : global trends and their implications for business / World Resources Institute.
    Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HC79.E5 T66 2002
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    This publication identifies and outlines nineteen powerful trends that are reshaping global markets and changing the role and strategies of corporations.
  • World Bank Group / World Bank
    The World Bank posts information on how to do business with the bank, country and regional reports, and listings of their publications, and has some country information. The topics tab lists a wide variety of portals dealing with development issues such as globalization.
Globalization Statistics
  • Development and globalization: facts and figures / United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
    Development and Globalization: Facts and Figures surveys major developments in the world economy over the past 40 years. Aimed at a broad audience, it describes the evolution of developing countries, particularly in the context of globalization. The publication is a quick-reference tool for evaluating the growth prospects of developing countries. It also provides an overview of UNCTAD'swork to identify the best policies and practices for developing countries.
Globalization Trends
  • Tomorrow's markets : global trends and their implications for business / World Resources Institute.
    Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HC79.E5 T66 2002
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    This publication identifies and outlines nineteen powerful trends that are reshaping global markets and changing the role and strategies of corporations.
Related Topic: Development Related Topic: International Business Related Topic: Trade

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