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The Resource Seeing the elephant : understanding globalization from trunk to tail, Peter Marber
Seeing the elephant : understanding globalization from trunk to tail, Peter Marber
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The item Seeing the elephant : understanding globalization from trunk to tail, Peter Marber represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Boston University Libraries.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
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The item Seeing the elephant : understanding globalization from trunk to tail, Peter Marber represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Boston University Libraries.
This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
- Summary
- "In this timely book, Peter Marber demystifies globalization and analyzes new international megatrends and interconnections. With suggestions on how America can reassert its historic leadership on the new global arena, Seeing the Elephant will show readers how the U. S. still remains the planet's best chance at building enduring peace and prosperity."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxiv, 420 p.
- Contents
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- Seeing the elephant in the 21st century
- Trade and finance: money, money everywhere
- Energy: twilight of the hydrocarbons?
- Security and defense: preventing the next war, not fighting the last
- Immigration: people, people anywhere
- Health: promoting tomorrow's health, not paying for yesterday's ills
- Environment: the hidden cost of everything
- Poverty: remembering the bottom of the pyramid
- Driving with a new dashboard in the macro quantum world
- Isbn
- 9780470283851
- Label
- Seeing the elephant : understanding globalization from trunk to tail
- Title
- Seeing the elephant
- Title remainder
- understanding globalization from trunk to tail
- Statement of responsibility
- Peter Marber
- Title variation
- Understanding globalization from trunk to tail
- Subject
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- Globalization -- Economic aspects
- Globalization -- Economic aspects
- Globalization -- Economic aspects
- Globalization -- Environmental aspects
- Globalization -- Environmental aspects
- Globalization -- Environmental aspects
- Globalization -- Environmental aspects
- Globalization -- Social aspects
- Globalization -- Social aspects
- Globalization -- Social aspects
- Globalization -- Economic aspects
- Internationale economische ontwikkeling
- Internationalisatie
- Quality of life
- Quality of life
- Quality of life
- Quality of life
- Twenty-first century
- Twenty-first century
- Twenty-first century
- Twenty-first century
- Globalization -- Social aspects
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In this timely book, Peter Marber demystifies globalization and analyzes new international megatrends and interconnections. With suggestions on how America can reassert its historic leadership on the new global arena, Seeing the Elephant will show readers how the U. S. still remains the planet's best chance at building enduring peace and prosperity."--BOOK JACKET
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Marber, Peter
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HF1359
- LC item number
- .M363 2009
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Globalization
- Globalization
- Globalization
- Quality of life
- Twenty-first century
- Internationalisatie
- Internationale economische ontwikkeling
- Globalization
- Globalization
- Globalization
- Quality of life
- Twenty-first century
- Label
- Seeing the elephant : understanding globalization from trunk to tail, Peter Marber
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-400) and index
- Contents
- Seeing the elephant in the 21st century -- Trade and finance: money, money everywhere -- Energy: twilight of the hydrocarbons? -- Security and defense: preventing the next war, not fighting the last -- Immigration: people, people anywhere -- Health: promoting tomorrow's health, not paying for yesterday's ills -- Environment: the hidden cost of everything -- Poverty: remembering the bottom of the pyramid -- Driving with a new dashboard in the macro quantum world
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xxiv, 420 p.
- Isbn
- 9780470283851
- Isbn Type
- (cloth)
- Lccn
- 2008040633
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)243547703
- (OCoLC)ocn243547703
- Label
- Seeing the elephant : understanding globalization from trunk to tail, Peter Marber
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-400) and index
- Contents
- Seeing the elephant in the 21st century -- Trade and finance: money, money everywhere -- Energy: twilight of the hydrocarbons? -- Security and defense: preventing the next war, not fighting the last -- Immigration: people, people anywhere -- Health: promoting tomorrow's health, not paying for yesterday's ills -- Environment: the hidden cost of everything -- Poverty: remembering the bottom of the pyramid -- Driving with a new dashboard in the macro quantum world
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xxiv, 420 p.
- Isbn
- 9780470283851
- Isbn Type
- (cloth)
- Lccn
- 2008040633
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)243547703
- (OCoLC)ocn243547703
Subject
- Globalization -- Economic aspects
- Globalization -- Economic aspects
- Globalization -- Economic aspects
- Globalization -- Environmental aspects
- Globalization -- Environmental aspects
- Globalization -- Environmental aspects
- Globalization -- Environmental aspects
- Globalization -- Social aspects
- Globalization -- Social aspects
- Globalization -- Social aspects
- Globalization -- Economic aspects
- Internationale economische ontwikkeling
- Internationalisatie
- Quality of life
- Quality of life
- Quality of life
- Quality of life
- Twenty-first century
- Twenty-first century
- Twenty-first century
- Twenty-first century
- Globalization -- Social aspects
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