Tae Kuen Kim, Karen Zurlo

International Journal of Social Welfare 0(0):080417070737075-??? (2008)

This is an overview of previous studies concerning the relationship between globalization and seeming decline in the welfare state.

 The Role of Language in the Internationalisation of Higher Education: an example from Portugal

VINCENT KERKLAAN, GILLIAN MOREIRA, KEES BOERSMA (2008)
European Journal of Education 43 (2) , 241–255

Discusses the increased need for Portuguese language instruction in an increasingly international University.

Democracy and Globalization

Barry Eichengreen and David LeBlang

Economics and Politics 2008

Continuing the study of the relationship between democracy and globalization, Eichengreen and LeBlang's study yields a positive correlation.

1. Introduction: Financialization and the World Economy (pdf)
Gerald A.Epstein
2. Costs and Benefits of Neoliberalism: A Class Analysis
Gerard Dumenil and Dominique Levy
3. The Rise of Rentier Incomes in OECD Countries: Financialization, Central Bank Policy and Labor Solidarity
Gerald A. Epstein and Arjun Jayadev

Part II: FINANCIALIZATION AND THE US ECONOMY

4. The Neoliberal Paradox: The Impact of Destructive Product Market Competition and ‘Modern' Financial Markets on Nonfinancial Corporation Performance in the Neoliberal Era
James Crotty
5. The Late 1990s' US Bubble: Financialization in the Extreme (pdf)
Robert R. Parenteau
6. Derivatives Markets: Sources of Vulnerability in US Financial Markets
Randall Dodd

PART III: FINANCIALIZATION AND THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY SYSTEM

7. Financial Globalization, Exchange Rates and International Trade
Robert A. Blecker
8. The Eurodollar Market and the New Era of Global Financialization
Edwin Dickens
9. The Role of the International Monetary System in Financialization
Jane D'Arista

PART IV: CASE STUDIES OF FINANCIALIZATION AND ECONOMIC CRISIS

10. The Rise of the New Money Doctors in Mexico
Sarah Babb
11. The Making of the Turkish Financial Crisis
Yilmaz Akyuz and Korkut Boratav
12. The Recent Crisis - and Recovery - of the Argentine Economy: Some Elements and Background (pdf)
Arturo O'Connell
13. International Liquidity and Growth Fluctuations in Brazil
Nelson H. Barbosa-Filho
14. The Causes and Consequences of Neoliberal Restructuring in Post-Crisis Korea
James Crotty and Kang-Kook Lee

PART IV: POLICY PERSPECTIVES

15. Averting Crisis? Assessing Measures to Manage Financial Integration in Emerging Economies
Ilene Grabel
16. Why International Capital Mobility Should be Curbed and How it Could be Done
David Felix
17. Applying a Securities Transactions Tax to the US: Design Issues, Market Impact and Revenue Estimates
Robert Pollin

Democracy and Globalization

Barry Eichengreen and David LeBlang

Economics and Politics 2008

Continuing the study of the relationship between democracy and globalization, Eichengreen and LeBlang's study yields a positive correlation.

LA Times

Mahler 1995

Authors:

Vasudevan, Ramaa^1,2

Source:

Monthly Review: An Independent Socialist Magazine; Apr2008, Vol. 59 Issue 11, p35-50, 16p, 1 chart, 1 graph

Globalization cuts both ways. Not only does it valorize the local in a cultural sense, it constructs the local as the tribal. Processes of geopolitical fragmentation give those in power even more room to manoeuvre. Glocalization involves the reallocation of poverty and stigma from above without even the residual responsibility of noblesse oblige. Geographical and social mobility are dichotomized; populations are refigured as tourists and vagabonds. Globalization thus reinforces already existing patterns of domination, while globalization indicates trends to dispersal and conflict on neo-traditional grounds. The privileged walk, or fly away; the others take revenge upon each other.

Key Words: fragmentation • globalization • glocalization • nation state • tribalization

"Power SHIFT." Hollywood Reporter -- International Edition; 11/18/2003, Vol. 381 Issue 18, pI1-I2, 2p, 1c

This article from the Hollywood Reporter talks about the globalization of the media industry and its implication on the American film industry.  Stephen Galloway begins with an analogy between ancient Rome and modern day Hollywood stating that “empires crumble.”  Galloway’s actual argument however in no way implies that Hollywood will be worse off from current trends of foreign advancement and globalization.

India, China, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Russia are mentioned and briefly analyzed as regions which exemplify dramatic expansion and growth in this modern age.  Galloway also takes note that these regions are responsible for creative ideas which Hollywood licenses for remake rights.

The changing trends in foreign countries are not limited to productions of movies, but Galloway shows how US movies are being increasingly invested by foreign investors.  Quoting Walt Disney Studios chairman Dick Cook, Galloway points to the fact that Hollywood is focusing on the world market, both for investment and distribution.  Gone are the days of ‘splendid isolation,’ however it seems as though the future and profits of Hollywood seem bigger and better than ever.

This pertains to my thesis as evidence of the recent globalization of Hollywood.  This world view of remakes, foreign investment, and world wide distribution would not be possible without the current implementation of international copyright law.  Since the US joined the Berne Convention in 1989, legal globalization has exploded with all parties benefiting from the interaction.