Recent developments are challenging the traditional separation between advanced and emerging economies as host ofknowledge and production-intensive activities, respectively. Authors assess whether the co-location of R&D and manufacturing is critical for development and innovation.

A Tale of Ontology of Global Order and Asian Century -- Outsiders Perspectives on Culture and Life Examining the Influence of the Cultural Resources, Philosophy and Traditions Religious Tourism in the context of Varanasi -- Asia's Eventful Rise Exploring Asia’s Visitors Economy Implications of...

This book is the first volume of the proceedings of the 11th International Conference of the International Association of Cultural and Digital Tourism (IACuDiT). Focusing on “Innovation and Creativity in Tourism, Business and Social Sciences,” the conference was held from September 3 to 5,...

Slowbalisation - understood as the slowdown in global integration - is said to have started in the aftermath of the global financial crisis of 2007-2008. The coronavirus pandemic brought about a further dramatic fall in cross-border movement of goods, services, capital and people, to the extent...

Adam Tooze erzählt in seinem atemberaubenden Buch die Geschichte der zwölf Monate vom Januar 2020 bis Januar 2021. Am Anfang gibt Xi Jinping der Weltöffentlichkeit bekannt, dass sich in China ein tödliches neues Virus ausbreitet. Am Ende zieht Joe Biden als Nachfolger von Donald Trump ins...

The first history of the involvement of American business in direct foreign investment explores a number of pertinent questions: What was the genesis of U.S. business interests in overseas markets? What perspectives guided the financial and social policies of the pioneering companies? In what...

"By the New York Times's Global Economics Correspondent, an extraordinary journey to understand the worldwide supply chain-exposing both the fascinating pathways of manufacturing and transportation that bring products to your doorstep, and the ruthless business logic that has left local...