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Winifred C. Chin: Consider where your iPad is made
Tallahassee Democrat (blog) Recent revelations about the deplorable working conditions at an Apple factory in China provide a cautionary tale about globalization and consumerism. On Jan. 26, the New York Times ran a front-page article that exposed some of the facts of life within … Apple's Factories Are "Sweatshops" — But They're Better Than Competition … |
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Obama and Cheap Foreign Labor – The Real Story
Right Side News In 2003, Thurow published the book, Fortune Favors the Bold: What We Must Do to Build a New and Lasting Global Prosperity, where he drops all pretence about the goals of free trade and globalization. In it he says, “The world is moving from an … |
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US Trade Policy
Council on Foreign Relations As the forces of globalization have reshaped the global economy, there has been increasing resistance to trade liberalization within the United States. Many in the American labor movement argue that free trade, which they view as unregulated, … |
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France Deals With Crisis: Making globalization a win-win strategy
Thailand Business News This YaleGlobal series offers ideas on how nations can optimize globalization's benefits. In the first article, economist Pierre-Noel Giraud explains how the lack of regulations in international markets can lead to inefficiencies and uneven … |
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Starwood Reinvents Hotel Loyalty Landscape With First-Of-Its-Kind Benefits for …
MarketWatch (press release) "With globalization trends, there are more mega travellers than ever before going to more places around the world," said Frits van Paasschen, President and CEO of Starwood. "The opportunity to cultivate what we call 'loyalty beyond reason' with the … |
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U.S. Counties with Thriving Small Businesses Have Healthier Residents …
Newswise (press release) Amid restructuring and globalization, some large businesses are giving employees furloughs from full-time jobs, then rehiring them as short-time contract workers with no benefits. While locally owned businesses are not adding greater compensation or … |
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Do you know how your iPad is made?
The Republic By Winifred C. Chin Recent revelations about the deplorable working conditions at an Apple factory in China provide a cautionary tale about globalization and consumerism. On Jan. 26, the New York Times ran a front-page article that exposed some of the … |
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Family business issues
Khaleej Times While changes due to globalization, politics and legislation all affect family-owned businesses in Dubai, the biggest challenges to such companies come from within. Only 30 per cent of family firms survive long enough for the second generation to take … |
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Ecuador Creating Alternative to Neo-Liberal Model
Real News Network Educated at Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University and the University of Cambridge, England, her research interests include globalization, international trade and finance, employment patterns in developing countries, macroeconomic policy, … |
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Starwood boosts loyalty programme benefits
Trade Arabia “With globalization trends, there are more mega travelers than ever before going to more places around the world,” said Frits van Paasschen, president and CEO of Starwood. “The opportunity to cultivate what we call 'loyalty beyond reason' with the … Starwood: New lifetime status, perks for top guests Starwood offers elite SPG members 24-hour check-in |
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