The Agricultural/food technologies that will sustain globalization –
Food, Population, Agriculture and the Environment Required reading: Evolution Made to Order: Plant Breeding and Technological Innovation in Twentieth-Century America by Helen Anne Curry, University of Chicago Press (November 11, 2016) ISBN-10: 022639008X, ISBN-13: 978-0226390086 Darwinian Agriculture: How Understanding Evolution Can Improve Agriculture by R. Ford Denison, Princeton University Press; (August 16, 2016) ISBN-10: 0691173761, ISBN-13: 978-0691173764 Feeding France: New Sciences of Food, 1760-1815 […]
Globalization in Italy
Throughout this semester you will explore various family concepts and issues using a global perspective. In order to fulfill the requirements for the “Globalized Course” you will examine family concepts and issues in a country of your choice which is Italy. You will use information from the textbook “The Family” (second Edition) From Chapter 2 […]
Discuss the core drivers of globalization as identified by Dye &
Discuss the core drivers of globalization as identified by Dye & Stephenson (2010), with respect to logistics. Which have the greatest effect on the logistics function? What effect do the others have? Are these effects mainly positive, negative, or a mixture of both? Explain. Rodrigue (2012) discusses the concept of friction with respect to supply […]
How have the forces of globalization and increased interdependence
The organization of the paper should provide a brief overview of the drivers of economic growth in Tunisia, as well as exports/imports that link tTunisia to other economies. The main focus of the paper should relate to how globalization and increased interdependence have affected those industries or sectors and what this means for the future […]
Equity Struggles, Housework, and Globalization
This essay should be based on the essays in Unions, Equity, and the Path to Renewal and Silvia Federici’s Revolution at Point Zero: Housework, Reproduction, and Feminist Struggle. This is not a combined book review; you must craft your own line of arguments. The two books should provide you with ideas and facts to first […]
Social Media and Globalization
This paper should answer the following questions: What is the relationship between social media and globalization? How has social media changed the way that social/political movements operate? Who benefits from social media use, and who doesn’t? Step 1 Search the MSU library webpage for peer-reviewed journal articles on this topic. Choose at least two relevant […]
Globalization Trends
While improved transportation and communication methods have clearly made a global economy more feasible now than in the past, those are not the only factors that have served to create today’s global economy. What other factors, including social and economic factors, have contributed to the current globalization trend? Be specific and mention at least two […]
“Globalization and its discontents by Joseph Stieglitz”
Description You have to read the book “Globalization and its discontents by Joseph Stieglitz” completely to write this assignment. 1. On the first page please write something about the author and the period of time he grew up and lives in so that the reader can understand in which context the author sticks to the […]
Discuss general dimensions of globalization
Identify at least one theoretical perspective used to analyze globalization. -Discuss general dimensions of globalization (please access the link below for an explanation of the general dimensions, which are interconnection, intensity, integration and institutionalization, pace, and level of impact). -Identify major debates concerning globalization (e.g., hyperglobalizers; transformationalists). -How have social institutions (or processes) in cities […]
Discuss the effects of Globalization on Cities and Communities
Option A: Effects of Globalization on Cities and Communities Option A will require you to develop a research-based and well-written responsive essay concerning the effects of globalization on cities and communities. There is much research on the topic of globalization; however, you should be able to synthesize the wealth of information and to present a […]
