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2007

Globalization

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Devin Stewart Interviews Jack Marr On China, Jack Marr, Devin T. Stewart Jun 2007

Devin Stewart Interviews Jack Marr On China, Jack Marr, Devin T. Stewart

Jack Marr

Jack Marr, Adjunct Professor at New York University's Shanghai Center and long-time China observer, comments on some of the ethical implications of China's economic rise.

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Global Competition’S Perfect Storm: Why Business And Labor Cannot Solve Their Problems Alone, Denise M. Rousseau, Rosemary Batt Dec 2006

Global Competition’S Perfect Storm: Why Business And Labor Cannot Solve Their Problems Alone, Denise M. Rousseau, Rosemary Batt

Rosemary Batt

A perfect storm is a conjoining of forces that intensifies effects. This commentary addresses the economic perfect storm that the United States and many other developed countries face as they attempt to become globally competitive. Its forces conflate strategic change with the erosion of employment and income security as firms shed labor and old institutional arrangements, in turn degrading quality of work and family life for workers as well as the futures of retirees. We evaluate the responses of our commentators—Louis Uchitelle, J.T. Battenberg III, and Thomas Kochan—who assess the current crisis and possible solutions to it. Their responses and …

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