Business, Globalization and the Common Good

Business, Globalization and the Common Good
Author: Henri Claude de Bettignies
Publisher: Peter Lang
Total Pages: 456
Release: 2009
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9783039118762

Globalization and information technology are driving the world into a new era. Is it the responsibility of business to pursue the common good - and more precisely, to participate in the construction of the global common good? This book brings together contributions from various disciplines, written by scholars who are at the forefront of this debate. It provides multiple insights into a tripartite relationship: business, globalization and the common good. It helps explain why the business sphere will probably not be in a position to ignore the common good much longer, and why this latter concept, widely ignored in today's management realm, is likely to become part of tomorrow's corporate policies and practices in the global context. Finally, this work opens up a plethora of avenues for future research, calling for the development of transdisciplinary approaches and for the elaboration of a research program embracing theoretical, empirical and spiritual perspectives to tackle this complex issue.

Oases and Globalization

Oases and Globalization
Author: Emilie Lavie
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2017-03-25
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319507494

This book is a reference work about the study of oases in the context of globalization. It is based on selected papers presented at the international colloquium entitled Oases in the Globalization, Ruptures and Continuities in Paris (December 16-17th, 2013). The main issue was to understand how oases have been excluded from or included into the process of globalization. In this context, the present book proposes firstly a discussion about the definition(s) of oasis and secondly several case studies analysing socio-spatial mutations in the oasis structure. The third part deals with the compelling globalization at different spatial scales, using two entries: the water management and local impacts of external control.

Les Politiques de l'eau en Afrique

Les Politiques de l'eau en Afrique
Author: Gérard Conac
Publisher:
Total Pages: 782
Release: 1985
Genre: Agricultural development projects
ISBN:

Conference report on agricultural policies for water supply and water conservation in Africa - analyses the decision making process, role of France and UNESCO in water management, legal aspects and institutional framework for resources development, relations between governments and peasant farmers, etc.; examines obstacles and issues in popular participation in agricultural development; discusses approaches by various scientists; includes 16 case studies. Bibliographys, diagrams, illustrations, maps, statistical tables.

Change in Continuity

Change in Continuity
Author: Unesco
Publisher: Unesco
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2000
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Concepts and tools for integrating culture as a prerequisite and as a basis for project design. The book situates the cultural approach to development in relation to globalization, then gives a synthesis of the strategies elaborated by the United Nations and makes methodological proposals in this respect.