Labor leaders addressing the start in Durban of the 17th World Congress of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions said globalization needed to pay attention to social rights for it to be a sustainable economic system.
Globalization needs a human face, and the face of modern Britain can provide it.
To do so, it was suggested that the study of globalization needed supplementation with more contextual, inductive and qualitative approaches.
Piketty: This is indeed the paradox of globalization: We need more global governance and cooperation to cure the side effects of globalization.
But he added: "In this age of globalization, we need to stick with our traditions.
It's all too easy to believe that in an age of globalization the need for strict biological borders has somehow diminished.
They thus enjoy a more powerful leadership and legitimacy that way, and in a time of globalization, we need strong leaders with quick responses".
Maalouf, a novelist, doesn't support his generalized argument with scholarly detail, but this is nevertheless an eloquent introductory exploration of why, in this age of globalization, we need to abandon our historical idea of identity as a single religious or national alliance.
Due to globalization, we need economies of scale to protect our turf and be in a position to hire good people, he says.
They realize it doesn't help to fight things that are happening, they can't fight technology and globalization, they need to figure out how to adapt to it and to ensure that changes are implemented in a fair way," Philip Dine, a labor expert and author of State of the Unions, told VICE News.
