Wed, 16 May 2012 20:05:39 One of the Eldis RSS newsfeeds on major development issues Globalisation http://www.eldis.org Copyright ©2012 Eldis, Sussex p.ferguson@ids.ac.uk en-uk Eldis Logo http://www.eldis.org 85 http://www.eldis.org/images/logo/eldisRSS.gif Logo for www.eldis.org 34 60 Analyzing City Regions: Conceptual Issues and Methodological Approaches A. K. M. Kalam Thecityregionsarepotentiallythemajorplayersintheglobal economy.Inthepresentdaycontextofglobalization,citiesareexperiencingrapidchanges,and ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61265 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61265 Sat, 05 May 2012 09:06:09 GMT New technologies and governance architecture in Africa E. Waema; E.O. Adera This volume provides information on and analyses of e-governance at the municipal and the local level in Africa, thereby opening up the possibility of ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61200 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61200 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:40:26 GMT IMF's Loan and its Implications on Bangladesh Economy Bangladesh is negotiating a credit deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) equivalent to USD one billion under its Extended Credit Facilities ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61019 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61019 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:08:06 GMT Liberalisation and Growth in Bangladesh An Empirical Investigation O K M R Bashar Economic liberalization entails either trade liberalization or financial and capital account liberalisation or both. Starting from the mid-1980s, Bangladesh ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60948 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60948 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:07:05 GMT Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on the Employment and Labour Market of Bangladesh A Preliminary Assessment M. Rahman The contagion affects of the global economic crisis which originated in the collapse of USD 8 trillion US housing market bubble, has now deepened and ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60946 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60946 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:06:51 GMT Increasing the Market Access for Agricultural Products from Bangladesh to the EU J N Ferrer This paper analyses the present developments and future prospects for increased agricultural trade for Bangladesh with the EU. The trade relationship ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60653 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60653 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:04:26 GMT Linkages between ICTs and the global food price crisis J. H. Valk This study identifies four linkages between ICTs and the global food price crisis, each representing a potential entry point for Acacia. The four entry ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59214 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59214 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:43:33 GMT ICTs in countries with economies in transition in Central Asia and the Caucasus S. Hajela This paper takes a closer look at the role of ICT in the globalization process in general, and in the countries with economies in transition in Central ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59420 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59420 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:38:01 GMT AnalyzingCityRegions:ConceptualIssuesand MethodologicalApproaches A.K.M. Abul Kalam The city regions are potentially the major players in the global economy. In the dynamic environment of global market, regions are rapidly being changed ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59735 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59735 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:01:06 GMT Life as Commerce: The impact of market-based conservation mechanisms on women A. Cardenas This paper highlights the need to support rural and indigenous women's highly sustainable methods of using and protecting natural resources. It ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59503 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59503 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:10:07 GMT Environmental drivers of human mobility Environmental change is one of a larger set of factors that affect human migration and displacement worldwide. Climate change and variability will particularly ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59218 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59218 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:04:28 GMT Migration: boosting human development? This report explores how better policies towards human mobility can enhance human development. It lays out the case for governments to reduce restrictions ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59216 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59216 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:12:29 GMT Free Trade Agreements and regional cooperation: Bangladesh J. Datta This paper explores Bangladesh's development opportunities through regional cooperation, particularly through the establishment of a Free Trade ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59071 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59071 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:19:23 GMT Trade facilitation in Bangladesh through information technology S.S. Hossain; U.D. Muhammad; A. Amin The aim of this paper is to examine information technology (IT) related trade facilitation measures and their impacts from the viewpoint of small and ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59070 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59070 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:59:00 GMT Circular migration - who benefits the most? P. Wickramasekara 'Circular migration' has recently been promoted as a triple win solution, bringing benefits to destination countries, origin countries and ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59041 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59041 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:02:42 GMT Bangladesh as a global jute exporter M. Rahman; N. Khaled This paper presents a scenario of the potentialities of Bangladeshi Jute in the global export market and focuses on the facts liable for undermining the ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58974 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58974 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:59:23 GMT Long term declining trend of profitability has deepened due to undirected and partial deregulations M. Hossain; F. Rafiq This paper analyses the behaviour of the Japanese banks at the outset of the asset price bubble in the late 1980s. The paper argues that with the advent ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58680 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=58680 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:55:56 GMT Examining reflexive modernity through a study of two Nordic fisheries G. Hovgaard This thesis deals with coping with the structural pressures of globalization. It attempts to analyse the impact of globalisation in two fisheries dependent ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=45463 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=45463 Mon, 16 May 2011 20:46:39 GMT Factors increasing child labour in developing countries as a result of globalisation Although child labour shows a decreasing trend according to world statistics, detailed regional studies show some evidence about increases in child ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57928 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57928 Fri, 13 May 2011 10:32:52 GMT The links between globalisation and poverty Globalisation is one of the most controversial development issues of the day. 'Globaphobes' attribute most of the ills of the world to ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57816 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57816 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:52:14 GMT Appreciating the differences between chronic and transient poverty is important for policy The past few years have seen remarkable consensus on and commitment to poverty reduction from governments around the world. This has resulted in the ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57817 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57817 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:50:42 GMT Women's labour migration in the context of globalisation A Franck; A Spehar What are the current trends in women's migration and why are they occurring? According to this study, globalisation has led to increased international ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57698 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57698 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:30:05 GMT In Search of Economic Alternatives for Gender and Social Justice: Voices from India Christa Wichterich How can we shape an alternative economic and gender just development process? This report is a collection of Indian voices in the form of short essays ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57199 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57199 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:05:47 GMT Trade negotiations and globalisation - the experience of India - tables, charts, notes and references S. Roy Tables notes and charts for occasional paper, 'Globalisation, trade and development: India in a comparative frame', that explores the relationship ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57137 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57137 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:51:03 GMT Trade negotiations and globalisation - the experience of India, parts 2 and 3 S. Roy Globalisation, trade and development: India in a comparative frame: this paper is in three parts. Part 1 uncovers the historical process of trade negotiations ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57136 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57136 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:50:03 GMT Trade negotiations and globalisation - the experience of India S. Roy This paper explores the relationship between globalisation, trade negotiations and development through a comparative political economy study of India ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57135 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=57135 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:49:04 GMT A methodology for investigating regional vulnerability to climate change in combination with other global stressors. K. O'Brien; R. Leichenko; U. Kelkar There is growing recognition in the human dimensions research community that climate change impact studies must take into account the effects of other ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=56072 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=56072 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:01:27 GMT Collective action would result in more balanced global growth and mitigated risk for the G20 This report provides analysis of alternative policy scenarios to achieve strong, sustainable and balanced growth based on G-20 frameworks submitted ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=55409 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=55409 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:22:51 GMT Global security and economy: what are the significant emerging issues? This executive summary seeks to identify emerging issues that will have an impact on global security and economy during the next decade. The authors ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=45310 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=45310 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:42:04 GMT Changes in gender and generational relations: provoking anxiety about social status and material security S.C. White This paper reflects on how people talk about religion and the family to explore the apparent paradox of a contemporary Bangladesh that is both “more ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=45209 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=45209 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:33:39 GMT