Essays about: "political economy of globalization"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words political economy of globalization.

  1. 1. “Freedom not Fear, truckers not Trudeau” : Antagonism as Populism: Against the Liberal Consensus in Canada

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Mattias Törnell; [2023]
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    Abstract : This thesis is investigating the rise of populism in Canada, and how the Freedom Convoy 2022 changed the political landscape allowing for populism to be mainstreamed. Populism as a political force is reshaping liberal democracies, and by analysing how populism as a counter movement against the liberal hegemony is constructed, this thesis, while focused on Canada, will show how societal polarization and the construction of political frontiers is expanding the populist zeitgeist. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Agenda: A Normative Investigation of the Agenda in Southeast Asian Countries

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Sandra Brink; [2022]
    Keywords : UN; WPS Agenda; Southeast Asia; Globalizing IR; Norms;

    Abstract : This research engages with debates about globalizing IR and studies of the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Agenda established by the UN in the year of 2000. There have for many years been a lot of literature that is focused on the Agenda in the West using theories which are also established in the same region. READ MORE

  4. 3. Globalization and Tax haven countries : A study on the relationship between globalization and the use of tax havens

    University essay from Jönköping University

    Author : Hannes Pitkänen; Linus Ronnerstam; [2021]
    Keywords : Tax havens; Globalization; Foreign direct investment; Tax avoidance; Tax evasion;

    Abstract : Tax havens have long been a subject of concern and were nutritiously used mostly by the rich elite and gangsters. In the wake of the financial crisis in 2008 more light was shed on tax havens and it has become an unanticipated central part of the global economy. READ MORE

  5. 4. United We Stood, Divided We Fall: The 21st Century Paradigm of Inequality and Polarization in the United States

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : William Church; [2020]
    Keywords : Polarization; Development; Economics; Inequality; Society; United States; Sociology; Political Science; Social Capital; Institutions; Survey; Division; Media; Unity; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Polarization as defined by the Merriam-Webster (2020) dictionary is “a state in which the opinions, beliefs, or interests of a group or society no longer range along a continuum but become concentrated at opposing extremes.” In theory, polarization is a static condition which can impact a particular group. READ MORE

  6. 5. Middle-Income Trap - should companies be worried?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Produktionsekonomi

    Author : Elin Karlsson Nycander; Elizabeth Merkoulova; [2020]
    Keywords : Middle-Income Trap; Middle-Income countries; Thailand; International companies; Internationalisation; Globalization drivers; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The term Middle-income Trap (MIT) is relatively new, originating thirteen years ago, but has since generated significant debate. It is used by politicians to channel national reforms and has given rise to a vast amount of research about growth slowdowns in middle-income countries (MICs). READ MORE