Characteristics of migrant entrepreneurs as agents of direct investment in sub‐Saharan Africa: An observation of the Lebanese in Nigeria, Prof. Charles Mambula
Prof. Charles J. Mambula I Langston University USA Email: cjmambula@lunet.edu/mambula767@aol.com DOI: 10.1108/20425961201000015 Abstract: This chapter is a hybrid of entrepreneurship and international business. While conceptualising Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), together with theory and practice for development, the study looks at the role migrant entrepreneurs can play in the process, i.e. Africa. The study focuses on […]
Globalisation and human rights: Some implications for the African content and government, C.M. Bank
C.M. van der Bank Vaal University of Technology South Africa DOI: 10.1108/20425961201000014 Abstract: “Globalisation” is a popular term used by governments, businesses, academics and a range of diverse nongovernmental organisations. While national governments for many years dictated the international political and economic scene, international organisations such as the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Trade […]
Building Indigenous Knowledge capacity for development, Prof. Amer Al‐Roubaie
Prof. Amer Al-Roubaie College of Business and Finance Ahlia University, Manama Bahrain Email: amer@ahliauniversity.edu.bh DOI: 10.1108/20425945201000008 Abstract: The aim of this paper is to highlight the importance of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) in development. The paper focuses on the role that IK and local cultural values play in the process of development. Currently, knowledge, information, science […]
Globalisation and cluster-based economic strategy, Prof. Adolfo Chiri
ADOLFO F. CHIRI, CENTRUM – PUCP, PERU DOI: 10.47556/B.OUTLOOK2005.3.1 Abstract: Given changes in the global environment, businesses and countries are changing the way they compete. These changes are characterized by the ability of multinational corporations to locate their investment – production plants, R&D facilities, service centers, etc. – in any location in the world that […]
Globalisation, information technology revolution and north south migration: A study of Asian Indian software professionals in the U.S., Dr. K. Lakshmy Devi and Dr. P. Pillai
Dr. K. R. Lakshmy Devi UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, INDIA Dr. P. P. Pillai COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE, INDIA Globalisation and the subsequent economic restructuring in the developing countries have given rise to a boost in international migration flows, especially from the South to the North. The most significant single factor behind this large scale international […]
Globalisation, technology, poverty and income distributions of households in Ghana, Vijay K. Bhasin and Camara K. Obeng
Vijay K. Bhasin and Camara K. Obeng UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST, GHANA Ghana has adopted the Poverty Reduction Strategy, which emphasizes increased focus on poverty reduction in the design and implementation of its policies. Poverty could be reduced through trade liberalization and improvement in the technological knowledge. Trade liberalization is defined as the elimination of […]
Impact of globalisation and trade liberalization on small farmers’ food security in developing countries, Falendrak Sudan
Falendrak K. Sudan UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU, INDIA Abstract: The process of globalization and trade liberalization can impact small farmers in complex ways, both directly and indirectly. The small farmers’ food security in developing countries depends upon improved access to well-functioning markets. The agriculture is a critical sector in which a rules-based global trade system must […]
New technologies and globalisation: A challenge for Arabic economies, Chaib Bounoua
CHAIB BOUNOUA UNIVERSITY OF TLEMCEN, ALGERIA In this paper, we examine the role of technology on restructuring the world economy and trade. Its aim is to understand clearly the impact of new technologies on the international repartition of competitive advantages and the effects on the industrial strategies adopted by some emerging countries especially the Arabic […]