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Description:This volume raises an important question: given the fast changing global economy and the challenges it presents, what is the role for the university as an institution promoting sustainable human development? The answer is that, as an institution, it can play an important role in promoting sustainable human development in the context of globalization, particularly in developing countries. The contributors to this book begin by outlining the changes associated with the recent wave of globalization, particularly transformations in the relative power of institutions internationally, and analyzes t.Contents --List of tables --Notes on contributors --Preface --PART I Globalization and the challenges confronting the university --1. Globalization, universities and sustainable human development: a framework for understanding the issues --2. Constructing knowledge, boosting development and escaping debt: the case of Jamaica --3. Sustainable regional development: experiences from Slovenia --4. Recent developments in Irish-based industry --5. Sex, maids, and export processing: risks and reasons for gendered global production networks. 6. Feminists and technocrats in the democratization of Latin America: a prolegomenon1 --PART II Answering the challenge: the university, knowledge creation and the sustainable human development process --7. Striving towards sustainable development in a globalizing economy: universities and civil society organizations in India --8. A university enters into its regional economy: models for integrated action with refugee and immigrant communities --9. The university, public interest research and advocacy assistance: lessons on the role of academia in promoting sustainable development. 10. Managing the interface with the region: the case of Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia --11. Building bridges: sustainable development, interdisciplinary programs and the university --12. 'Grow your own' in the new economy? Skill-formation challenges in the New England optical networking industry --Final thoughts: portable intellectual currents and sustainable human development --Index.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Globalization, Universities and Issues of Sustainable Human Development. To get started finding Globalization, Universities and Issues of Sustainable Human Development, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 293

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Release: 2014

ISBN: 1283216620

Description: This volume raises an important question: given the fast changing global economy and the challenges it presents, what is the role for the university as an institution promoting sustainable human development? The answer is that, as an institution, it can play an important role in promoting sustainable human development in the context of globalization, particularly in developing countries. The contributors to this book begin by outlining the changes associated with the recent wave of globalization, particularly transformations in the relative power of institutions internationally, and analyzes t.Contents --List of tables --Notes on contributors --Preface --PART I Globalization and the challenges confronting the university --1. Globalization, universities and sustainable human development: a framework for understanding the issues --2. Constructing knowledge, boosting development and escaping debt: the case of Jamaica --3. Sustainable regional development: experiences from Slovenia --4. Recent developments in Irish-based industry --5. Sex, maids, and export processing: risks and reasons for gendered global production networks. 6. Feminists and technocrats in the democratization of Latin America: a prolegomenon1 --PART II Answering the challenge: the university, knowledge creation and the sustainable human development process --7. Striving towards sustainable development in a globalizing economy: universities and civil society organizations in India --8. A university enters into its regional economy: models for integrated action with refugee and immigrant communities --9. The university, public interest research and advocacy assistance: lessons on the role of academia in promoting sustainable development. 10. Managing the interface with the region: the case of Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia --11. Building bridges: sustainable development, interdisciplinary programs and the university --12. 'Grow your own' in the new economy? Skill-formation challenges in the New England optical networking industry --Final thoughts: portable intellectual currents and sustainable human development --Index.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Globalization, Universities and Issues of Sustainable Human Development. To get started finding Globalization, Universities and Issues of Sustainable Human Development, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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