... imperatives. This would include recognizing what is already in place in the area, emphasizing relations rather than the logics of development, and building upon the economic interdependence of individuals and groups. They particularly point out the success stories of the cooperative culture in Spain and the social/solidarity economy movements in Quebec to highlight post-development theory in action. ... McGregor's final conclusion comes as the need to use the structure of development for the purpose of implementing post-development rather than destroying the entire architecture of develo...

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... has impose. The author provides a manual that explains the opportunities and dilemma that the globalisation has cause to the world society. Friedman divides the world in to two jargons; one is the part of the world that seems to be focus on the technological development, economic growth and free trade while the other part seems to be focus on political clashes, nationalistic ... movements, and economic isolation. The author who is a senior affairs writer for the New York Times uses his world travelling experience to make understandable examples of his theories on globalisation. Thomas F...

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... Jersey/Philadelphia area. (Porter 1990, p.155.) Collars and cuffs, localized in Troy, New York; leather gloves, localized in the two neighboring New York towns of Gloversville and Johnstown; shoes, in several cities in the northeastern part of Massachusetts; silk goods, in Paterson, New Jersey; jewelry, in and around Providence, Rhode Island; and agricultural machinery, in Chicago. ... ), which attract, focus and direct other economic resources. This is arguable an early understanding of clustering. Porter has nevertheless refined the subject in his various studies including the study of ...

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