Regionalism is an integral part of the broader economic policy reforms that have occurred in the Western Hemisphere over the last decade. This chapter examines the dynamic effects of regional integration arrangements in the Western Hemisphere on the U.S. economy, including U.S. agriculture and agricultural trade, by taking into account changes in saving-investment and capital accumulation. Thro...

conclusions overall, results of present study were consistent with the data reported earlier base on 5’ ntr in iranian isolates and revealed genotype ir2 is major genotype in iranian hgv-positive patient. it means there are higher similarities between iranian and europe-usa in hgv ns3 gene. results nucleotide blast results emphasized that most similar sequences to ir ns3 sequences were those fr...

1. Trends in globalization 1 2. The emergence of glocalism within the framework of globalization 5 3. The glocal approach as a fundamental response to the problems of globalization 9 4. Comparison between European and Latin American experiences with globalization: opportunities and challenges 13 5. Possible strategies and policies from a glocal perspective. What can be done? Who should be invol...

There is growing debate over whether applications of blockchain and other financial technologies (‘fintechs’) reinforce forms neo-colonial extraction that perpetuate North–South inequities or help enact decolonial ambitions across the Global South. This paper expands such discussions contributes to this special issue on ‘fintech in Africa’ by situating emerging African techno-experimentation wi...

Despite recent signs of output recovery, casual resumption of the growth model that crashed in 2008–09 will exacerbate the domestic and global imbalances that caused the crisis in the first place – to the detriment of the real economy, equitable development, and employment recovery. The model’s environmental unsustainability is also evident. The author therefore argues for a broad policy agenda...

The relationship between ethnic and faith communities in the United States and domestic forces relating to a converging and diverging social contract on the one hand, and US foreign, security and military policies in national, regional and global contexts on the other hand, constitutes the key focus of this paper and the ongoing research upon which it is based. Theories related to American ethn...

Financial markets are one of the most fundamental markets in any country. In the financial markets, the securities market and the foreign exchange market are sensitive sectors. These two markets are affected by fluctuations and economic cycles so reflect economic changes rapidly. Changes in the returns of one market due to arbitrage conditions during time lead to changes in the returns of other...