This study empirically assesses the influence of globalization on the institutional root causes of gender equality as measured by the new OECD Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI). We capture the multifaceted concept of globalization with the KOF index and its three sub-indices which measure the economic, social and political dimensions of globalization. Observing the progress of globali...

Empirical studies of public opinion regarding globalization have to date addressed only economic integration. By way of comparison, we know much less about public opinion regarding cultural globalization. In addition, there has been little head-to-head testing of alternative explanations for public opinions in these areas. I contrast four arguments: skills, partisanship, economic evaluations, a...

n engl j med 360;8 nejm.org february 19, 2009 816 Economic globalization is an important development of the past half century. Proponents of globalization highlight the benefits of greater economic growth and prosperity; critics point to the exacerbation of economic disparities and the exploitation of workers, particularly in developing (i.e., lowand middle-income) countries.1,2 Pharmaceutical ...

Globalization is much more than an economic phenomenon and has non-economic consequences (Fischer, 2003). Studies on globalization follow two main lines [Li, Pang and Ng (2007)]. While most proglobalization advocates (for example, Feldstein 2000) examine the impact of external or openness factors, anti-globalization advocates focus on economic sectors that have lost out in the process of global...

millions of people in underdeveloped countries, have assumed poverty as a principal of life in globalization age. in comparison with advanced countries, asian, african and latin american countries are characterized as poor societies. lack of equally access to economic and social opportunities, low level of life, economic stagnation, political instability, and such factors are taken into account...