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In his book The World in 2050: Four Forces Shaping Civilization's Northern Future, Laurence Smith, a professor of geography and earth and space sciences at UCLA, argues that we're about to see a productivity and culture boom in the north, driven by climate change, shifting demographics, globalization and the hunt for natural resourceIn his book The World in 2050: Four Forces Shaping Civilization's Northern Future, Laurence Smith, a professor of geography and earth and space sciences at UCLA, argues that we're about to see a productivity and culture boom in the north, driven by climate change, shifting demographics, globalization and the hunt for natural resourcein 2050: Four Forces Shaping Civilization's Northern Future, Laurence Smith, a professor of geography and earth and space sciences at UCLA, argues that we're about to see a productivity and culture boom in the north, driven by climate change, shifting demographics, globalization and the hunt for natural resourcein the north, driven by climate change, shifting demographics, globalization and the hunt for natural resources.

There's much talk these days about the risks to the economy posed by globalization, where problems in one country spread to others.

Several Thai politicians who attended the Boao Forum for Asia, a kind of China - centered version of the World Economic Forum in Davos, noted that, in recent years, some of the discussions at Boao had shifted from a kind of general talk of globalization and its impact in Asia to more specific conversations about some of the failings of Western economic models exposed by the global economic crisis, and whether China's type of development might be less prone to such risks.

In passing, let me note Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Don Kohn's recent assessment of what we know about the impact of globalization on short - run inflation dynamics in the United States and elsewherIn passing, let me note Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Don Kohn's recent assessment of what we know about the impact of globalization on short - run inflation dynamics in the United States and elsewherin the United States and elsewhere.

In many ways, the Brexit vote has simply accelerated our prior view that growing populism would force politicians to address the concerns about the uneven recovery, income inequality and the pressure of immigration and globalization on wages in many developed countrieIn many ways, the Brexit vote has simply accelerated our prior view that growing populism would force politicians to address the concerns about the uneven recovery, income inequality and the pressure of immigration and globalization on wages in many developed countriein many developed countries.

Despite globalization, sophisticated investors today are rightly concerned about being overly invested in any one country or currency.

On a global level this concern about the gap in the control over and use of natural resources should be raised to gain a correct perspective on globalization.

The process of globalization tends to bring about a homogeneity of cultural behaviours throughout the world, at least in certain aspects of life such as in food, dress, leisure, music, and sports.

In this we can again distinguish the scientific and technological changes brought about in modern times, alongside a humanistic culture and the unification of the world under capitalistic globalizatioIn this we can again distinguish the scientific and technological changes brought about in modern times, alongside a humanistic culture and the unification of the world under capitalistic globalizatioin modern times, alongside a humanistic culture and the unification of the world under capitalistic globalization.

However, for the sake of promoting the globalization of the economy, the United States government has led in founding institutions that can overrule decisions about these matters made within the nation.

Many also have raised questions about the impact of globalization on the condition of women, on gender issues, on questions of migration, and as we are going to be discussing in this Consultation on the situation of human rights.

On the contrary, «globalization is something that is yet unfolding in various ways and myriad forms so that I fund it both presumptuous and premature to be making final theological or ethical judgments about as a whole.

When used in the historical terms with which I prefer to use it, globalization in so many ways sums up the dominant and encompassing reality (note that I underscore this word) of the collective life of people and nations in our time, so potent and full of issues and questions for or against human development, so that it presses upon everyone who wants to make sense of the times in which we live, or who wants to be concerned about «keeping and making life more human».

Globalization in fact has unleashed a social revolution the significance and impact of which is at least as much as those that the Industrial Revolution which took place in the last century brought about.

While conceding that there is «some basis» for concerns about «the negative social effects of globalization», it contends that it is «not true that globalization is an overwhelming supra - national force that has largely usurped national policy autonomy...» It asserts that «national policies can, and should, give priority to mitigating negative effects on globalization» of financial markets), and the desperate and helpless attempts by the national regimes to come to grips with the soaring unemployment situation in the face of the continuing onslaught of the «supra - national» financial markets, the above bland assertion about «national policies» has an air of unreality about it.

Those working in the dairy industry are cautiously optimistic about the future, but there is still concern over prices, globalization, and individual issues such as NAFTA, CETA and Brexit.

I'm sceptical about the possibilities of trying to replace a capitalist labour market with worker's co-operatives, property owning democracy, mutualism or workplace democracy, in contemporary globalization.

«The concept of planetary health offers a new way of thinking about the health of our planet and its resilience in the face of pressures like climate change, urbanization and globalization, to name just a few,» said Helen Clark, administrator of the U.N. Development Programme, by video statement.

The financial services industry (FSI) is currently in the midst of massive restructuring brought about by globalization and the introduction of new information technologies.

In this sense I think that Malcom McLean's [Marshall McLuhan]'s notion of a global village has been extended, if you like, because he was talking mostly about media; but it has been extended to products and to production and, in this sense of globalization, globalization depends on containerizatioIn this sense I think that Malcom McLean's [Marshall McLuhan]'s notion of a global village has been extended, if you like, because he was talking mostly about media; but it has been extended to products and to production and, in this sense of globalization, globalization depends on containerizatioin this sense of globalization, globalization depends on containerization.

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In the film's stronger moments, the artist in her definitely seems to be saying that the impulse to retreat into cultural fundamentalism carries dire risks, that much of what is old and traditional needs changing and there are some things about the detested process of globalization that are wonderfully liberatinIn the film's stronger moments, the artist in her definitely seems to be saying that the impulse to retreat into cultural fundamentalism carries dire risks, that much of what is old and traditional needs changing and there are some things about the detested process of globalization that are wonderfully liberatinin her definitely seems to be saying that the impulse to retreat into cultural fundamentalism carries dire risks, that much of what is old and traditional needs changing and there are some things about the detested process of globalization that are wonderfully liberating.

Of all the things to pin the decline of professional film criticism as a career choice on, from changing audience - tastes to the globalization of the theatrical marketplace to the collapse of traditional media outlets overall, the Great Threat is actually... a college - age kid in a funny hat cracking wise (in between actual critical insights, mind you) about Antonioni?

The Other End of the Line (PG - 13 for suggestive material) Globalization romantic drama about a credit card company operator (Shriya) from India who travels from Mumbai to San Francisco to rendezvous with a customer (Jesse Metcalfe) she fell in love with on the telephone.

(In Kinyarwanda with subtitles) Offshore (Unrated) Globalization comedy about a couple of telemarketers (Emily Rose Merrell and Deb Tunis) who decide to take revenge when their jobs are outsourced and they are asked by their company's CEO (Marty Bufalini) to train their East Indian replacements.

We filled in the script at points (where it needed it) and really worked hard on that whole speech about globalization and buying the presidency because we wanted to justify why my character would (suddenly) turn after working for the government for so long.

In those moments we can better understand the contours of the political frame of numerous political systems and thus understand what politics is truly about in the age of globalizatioIn those moments we can better understand the contours of the political frame of numerous political systems and thus understand what politics is truly about in the age of globalizatioin the age of globalization.

This shift has been stimulated by a combination of influences, including greater demand by families at all economic levels, increased public understanding of the importance of early learning, greater support for investment in programs for low income children as a matter of equity, and growing concern about the threat of economic globalization and the need to enhance the nation's human capital by building a strong foundation early in life

By day four of the Future of Learning (FoL) institute, Esther Carvalho, a principal of a two - unit school in Sao Paulo, Brazil, was thinking a lot about globalization, the importance of teaching students to be good citizens, and ethics in the media.

Educators, policymakers, parents, and others interested in preparing students to be productive global citizens will gain a clear understanding of what kinds of knowledge and skills constitute «digital competence» and «global competence,» and what schools can — and must — do to meet the challenges and opportunities brought about by globalization and technology.

In our own social studies methods classes, we use a wide variety of technology tools to prompt students, from data visualization (e.g., using Fathom or GIS to generate hypotheses about demographics, agriculture, and urban planning) to user - generated content (YouTube clips to initiate discussions of culture and globalization).

Neither of them had anything to say about the new X3 we were all there to see, but a lot to say about a certain someone in a big White House in Washington D.C., about the importance of globalization, and easing export restrictions on the automotive industry.

That is when I decided to put the cryptanalysis plot into the context of what was happening in my country of birth, Bolivia, when I started to write the novel five years ago: the social unrest brought about by the crisis of neoliberalism and the protests against globalization.

With the globalization of business and exchange of goods and services, technology and investments it becomes sure to come about for various nations administrations to pull through and maintain in the long run.

It is a good idea to write argumentative essay about importance of foreign aid to third world countries, about the war in Iraq, globalization, violence in sports, current politics, alcohol on campus, eating disorders and media portrayal of women, religious education in public schools, foreign policy, homelessness causes, illegal immigration, etc..

We believe risk assets — including stocks and credit — would suffer in the resulting risk - off environment, as concerns about political instability and a reversing globalization trend would lead to higher risk premiums.

As a recent article about the exhibition in Hyperallergic notes, the»90s was a decade that can be vaguely defined by the growth of globalization — particularly in the arts scene — an incipient Internet culture and the emergence of identity politics.

It is with this visual energy and layers of detailing that Schoultz delivers poignant commentary about the relationship between man and nature as well as the effects of globalization and capitalism in today's world.

About Wangechi Mutu: Born in Nairobi, Kenya, Mutu scrutinizes globalization by combining found materials, magazine cutouts, sculpture, and painted imagery.

Reacting to radical changes taking place internationally in the late»80s and early»90s, these shows — «In Transit,» «The Final Frontier,» and «Trade Routes» — posed questions about globalization's social, economic, cultural, and intellectual exchanges, and grappled with issues as wide - reaching as neoliberal capitalism and as specific as the situations facing individual citiein the late»80s and early»90s, these shows — «In Transit,» «The Final Frontier,» and «Trade Routes» — posed questions about globalization's social, economic, cultural, and intellectual exchanges, and grappled with issues as wide - reaching as neoliberal capitalism and as specific as the situations facing individual citieIn Transit,» «The Final Frontier,» and «Trade Routes» — posed questions about globalization's social, economic, cultural, and intellectual exchanges, and grappled with issues as wide - reaching as neoliberal capitalism and as specific as the situations facing individual cities.

In If I Were Harry Potter, part of the 2003 series «25 Short Performances about Globalization,» Shaburov appears on - screen in a robe and the celebrated boy warlock's signature circular glasseIn If I Were Harry Potter, part of the 2003 series «25 Short Performances about Globalization,» Shaburov appears on - screen in a robe and the celebrated boy warlock's signature circular glassein a robe and the celebrated boy warlock's signature circular glasses.

As part of the Co-thinkers exhibition opening, one of the participating artists John Miller will talk about figuration, as well as globalization and monopolization tendencies in contemporary culture.

Visit the Guggenheim for Found in Translation, an exhibition about globalization that looks back on social history and current political issues.

While her improvised, thrift - store DIY aesthetic smacks of the populism of this year's Whitney Biennial and her global themes and global identity (she is a black South African woman and an international artist) should have made her a shoe - in for Documenta XI, Rose's videos are ultimately as much about her art practice — a fine combination of video, performance, and photography — as about any «issue» of identity or globalization.

Rising concern about global warming, the reaction against lost jobs in rich countries, worries about food safety and security, and the collapse of world trade talks in Geneva last week also signal that political and environmental concerns may make the calculus of globalization far more complex.

A reviewer in the NYT described it as «A protracted exploration of the aesthetic, social and spiritual dimensions of industrialization and globalization... Raises some sigificant and sobering questions about the impact that we, as humans, make on our environment» As Brett Wallach noted, «The landscape is as good as a book to get you thinking.»

A reviewer in the NYT described it as «A protracted exploration of the aesthetic, social and spiritual dimensions of industrialization and globalization... raises some significant and sobering questions about the impact that we, as humans, make on our environment.»

Indeed, governments and scientists began talking seriously about radical cuts to greenhouse gas emissions in 1988 — the exact year that marked the dawning of what came to be called «globalization,» with the signing of the agreement representing the world's largest bilateral trade relationship between Canada and the United States, later to be expanded into the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with the inclusion of Mexico.25

It's almost un-American to criticize capitalism and globalization (suck it Tom Frank) or to suggest that maybe there is a better way, but when a system leads to the possible destruction of a planet, even die hards have to stop and take pause, although I doubt they'd touch Klein's book, which is both unapologetic in its tone and approach and optimistic about slowing down the damage we've done.

Indeed, if American legal education is truly serious about the globalization of law, we should demonstrate that belief by including global legal research in the toolkit of essential skills that students are expected to acquire.