The problem of de-industrialization has undergone a decisive transmutation in the past two decades, roughly from the moment when it was linked to proto-industrialization at the Budapest Economic History Conference in 1981.1 Also interacting with the remarkable efforts of Immanuel Wallerstein and his colleagues who dated the formation of a ‘‘world economic system’’ from the expansion of European...

The problem of de-industrialization has undergone a decisive transmutation in the past two decades, roughly from the moment when it was linked to proto-industrialization at the Budapest Economic History Conference in 1981.1 Also interacting with the remarkable efforts of Immanuel Wallerstein and his colleagues who dated the formation of a ‘‘world economic system’’ from the expansion of European...

concluded that social systems become more uniform and societies in general become more alike as they industrialize. While the convergence hypothesis has generated a good deal of discussion and controversy in the intervening fifteen years, reports of empirical tests of the concept have been limited. This paper summarizes such an attempt utilizing the techniques of cross-national research across ...

Today technology and rapid industrialization has thrown up a new and rapidly spreading environmental pollutant – Noise. Nowadays, noise has become the most commonly encountered stressor in our daily lives. When noise intensity that we are exposed to exceeds 90dB, then it becomes a stressor. Depending on the frequency, intensity and duration of exposure noise affects the body in different ways. ...

Ever since the industrial revolution opened the vistas of a new age, the process of industrialization has been at the core of the economic development of all countries. In a simple sense, industrialization means replacement of human labor by machinery to manufacture goods. In this way it induces a shift from home (craft) to factory based production. In a more rational sense, it is a process whe...

Today’s economy is in a permanent change, causing merger and acquisitions and co operations between enterprises. As a consequence, process adaptations and realignments result in systems integration and software development projects. Processes and procedures to execute such projects are still reliant on craftsman-ship of highly skilled workers. A generally accepted, industrialized production, ch...

Industrialization has agreat impact on our lives. Philosophers have been warning us about the danger of industrialization .We realize the price paid for progress only when a nightmarish incident like Bhopal Gas Tragedy involving loss of numerous lives and many after effects occurs .In the present paper we will discuss the incident ,its impact on the health of the victims even today when two and...

The development of information industry innovation is an important driving force to promote adjustment of national industrial structure, the integration of industrialization and informatization has brought new opportunities and challenges to the development of information industry innovation. This paper defines the basic content of the information industry innovation, describes the relationship...

This paper shows that the development from an agricultural regime through industrialization to a manufacturing regime occurs simultaneously to the demographic transition and the change in labor structure towards an increasing fraction of skilled labor due to technological progress. The manufacturing sector is economically viable when the technological level is sufficiently high. During the indu...

This paper attempts to explore the implications of climate change for economic development strategies in cities in the South. In particular, it examines whether climate change makes industrialization an obsolete development strategy for these cities. It starts by examining the effects of climate change and the challenges posed for the cities concerned, followed by a discussion of the role of in...