... activities. Even the weakest government, however, has had some room for manoeuvre. Additionally, there has been considerable variation between responses from the developed and developing worlds. This chapter introduces the predominant means of thinking about globalization, from the historical experience of the developing world to provide the tools required for assessing the viable options developing countries currently face ... war) continued. Governments tried to lower their exchange rates to gain advantages in global trade and to turn inwards, raising tariffs, but since everyone was p...

• Word Count: 7309
• Approx Pages: 29
• Grade Level: Graduate

... and community level and putting this ideal on a pedestal, post-development can result in the unintended consequence of reification of the local community, presenting a narrow view of globalization. In this chapter of Exploring Post-development, Ziai narrows down the criticisms shared by most critics of post-development into an uncritical stance towards local communities and cultural tradition, rejection of modernity and ... -development has gained a stronger following. One of the sharpest criticisms is based on the supposition that before modernity and development was the harsh reality o...

• Word Count: 3546
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: Graduate

... between competitiveness and sustainability as measured by its social and environmental dimension. The work carried out to date on these important aspects of human and economic development is described in Chapter 1.2. Going forward, the World Economic Forum will further support countries in their quest for higher competitiveness by compiling and publishing a repository of public-private practices that countries have implemented in ... ...

• Word Count: 4162
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate

... would therefore prevent such unfortunate Spartans from supplying their mess contributions and depriving them of citizen status, resulting in an additional decrease in the Spartiate population. Xenophon in the 14th chapter of his work "Lakedaimonion Politeia" is critical of contemporary Sparta when stating "Austerity and moderation were replaced by lust for money and lust for power" (David, 1986, 53), thus illustrating ... ...

• Word Count: 2813
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate