{"product_id":"globalization-universities-and-issues-of-sustainable-human-development-9781840648355","title":"Globalization, Universities and Issues of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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?\u003cp\u003eThe editors begin by outlining the changes associated with the recent wave of globalization, particularly transformations in the relative power of institutions internationally. They analyze the constraints universities face in industrialized and developing countries in promoting sustainable human development. The authors in Part I point out the \u003ci\u003eneed\u003c\/i\u003e for the university to take a role in meeting the challenges of globalization so they examine the effects of the increased market focus of the world economy on several types of nations - low-income (Jamaica), transitional (Slovenia), peripheral to industrialized nations (Ireland) - and on women, a typically disadvantaged group. Contributors to the second half of the volume provide a variety of perspectives and concrete examples that highlight the roles universities \u003ci\u003ecan\u003c\/i\u003e play in fostering development beneficial to communities and nations. Promising initiatives in Malaysia and India and at a university in the United States are discussed as well as the general lessons each offers. Collectively, the authors suggest that, as an institution, the university can and should play an important role in promoting sustainable human development. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in economic development, regional studies, globalization and community development will find this book a unique and important contribution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'This collection of articles provides an important contribution to the debates on globalization and sustainable human development. In particular, it represents a unique contribution by focusing on the role of universities in confronting these challenges and providing transformative frameworks for \"people-centered\" development processes.'\u003c\/i\u003e -- Lourdes BenerIa, Cornell University, US\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents:    Preface   PART I: GLOBALIZATION AND THE CHALLENGES CONFRONTING THE UNIVERSITY 1. Globalization, Universities and Sustainable Human Development: A Framework for Understanding the Issues Jean L. Pyle and Robert Forrant  2. Constructing Knowledge, Boosting Development and Escaping Debt: The Case of Jamaica Robert Forrant  3. Sustainable Regional Development: Experiences from Slovenia Tea Petrin, Renata Vitez and Mateja Mesl  4. Recent Developments in Irish-based Industry Mary O’Sullivan  5. Sex, Maids, and Export Processing: Risks and Reasons for Gendered Global Production Networks Jean L. Pyle  6 Feminists and Technocrats in the Democratization of Latin America: A Prolegomenon  Verónica Montecinos  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 Jamuna Ramakrishna  8. A University Enters into its Regional Economy: Models for Integrated Action with Refugee and Immigrant Communities Linda Silka  9. The University, Public Interest Research, and Advocacy Assistance: Lessons on the Role of Academia in Promoting Sustainable Development Cathy Crumbley and Joel Tickner  10. Managing the Interface with the Region: The Case of Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia  Morshidi Sirat  11. Building Bridges: Sustainable Development, Interdisciplinary Programs and the University  Nancy Kleniewski and John Wooding  12 ‘Grow Your Own’ in the New Economy? Skill-formation Challenges in the New England Optical Networking Industry William Lazonick, Michael Fiddy and Steven Quimby  Final Thoughts: Portable Intellectual Currents and Sustainable Human Development Robert Forrant and Jean L. Pyle  Index","brand":"Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49413339873623,"sku":"9781840648355","price":111.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781840648355.jpg?v=1730519816","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/globalization-universities-and-issues-of-sustainable-human-development-9781840648355","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}