Globalization has brought huge overall benefits, but earnings for most U.S. workers -- even those with college degrees -- have been falling recently; inequality is greater now than at any other time in the last 70 years. Whatever the cause, the result has been a surge in protectionism. To save globalization, policymakers must spread its gains more widely. The best way to do that is by redistributing income.
Submitted by Stacy S. (May. 18, 2009) on May 18, 2009 - 8:00am.
The benefits of globalization to US corporations have been evident in the past decade. As we move into the new era, how can globalization continue to be a force for good i the US service economiy? How can the US continue to keep the knowledgte onshore/ or continue to move up the value chain in terms of the globalization of knowledge and services? How can US workers be retrained as knowledge workers when this work in today's environment is under the process of globaliztion itself?
Submitted by Stacy S. (May. 18, 2009) on May 18, 2009 - 8:00am.
The benefits of globalization to US corporations have been evident in the past decade. As we move into the new era, how can globalization continue to be a force for good i the US service economiy? How can the US continue to keep the knowledgte onshore/ or continue to move up the value chain in terms of the globalization of knowledge and services? How can US workers be retrained as knowledge workers when this work in today's environment is under the process of globaliztion itself?
In a departure from its traditional foreign policy, Turkey is now becoming an important player in the Middle East. Turkey's growing concern over Kurdish nationalism has brought Ankara closer to the governments of Iran and Syria, which also contend with restive Kurds at home. Although troubling, this shift could be an opportunity for Washington and its allies to use Turkey as a bridge to the Middle East.
Deep divisions at home about the nature of the United States' engagement with the world threaten to produce failed leadership abroad -- and possibly isolationism. To steady U.S. global leadership and restore consensus to U.S. foreign policy, U.S. commitments overseas must be scaled back to a more politically sustainable level.
Russia and the United States have settled on oil as the basis of a new partnership. This move is dangerous, however, because it ignores the divergent interests of the two countries and their inability to influence global oil markets. Indeed, war in Iraq could tear this partnership apart. A far better basis for U.S. - Russian ties would be the two nations' durable common interest in developing and safeguarding nuclear power.
Washington's repeated attempts to bring peace to Somalia with state-building initiatives have failed, even backfired. It should renounce political intervention and encourage local development without trying to improve governance.
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Globalization: continuing to be a force for good for the US work
The benefits of globalization to US corporations have been evident in the past decade. As we move into the new era, how can globalization continue to be a force for good i the US service economiy? How can the US continue to keep the knowledgte onshore/ or continue to move up the value chain in terms of the globalization of knowledge and services? How can US workers be retrained as knowledge workers when this work in today's environment is under the process of globaliztion itself?
Globalization: continuing to be a force for good for the US work
The benefits of globalization to US corporations have been evident in the past decade. As we move into the new era, how can globalization continue to be a force for good i the US service economiy? How can the US continue to keep the knowledgte onshore/ or continue to move up the value chain in terms of the globalization of knowledge and services? How can US workers be retrained as knowledge workers when this work in today's environment is under the process of globaliztion itself?