Our increasingly interconnected global economy makes the world constantly seem smaller and causes attorneys to confront novel legal issues, such as how can a foreign inventor immigrate into the US ...

The Nobel Prize winner in Economics warns about the inequalities generated by the current economic model and advocates for ...

The impact of globalization has led to changes in society that would have been unthinkable 40 years ago. Given this new societal atmosphere, the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace will be ...

The layering and reconfiguration of connectivity is underway. History warns that declaring the end of globalization too early obscures the institutional and regulatory restructuring processes that are ...

Understanding the many facets and effects of globalization is difficult even for scholars well versed in economics and political science. So to the uninitiated, globalization can seem like an almost ...

As more U.S. jobs are shipped overseas, Americans grow worried over job security and worker rights. Authors Thomas Friedman and Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., discuss opposing views on the globalization ...

Discussing the Appalachian region of the eastern United States can often devolve into stereotypes, and that's a shame because it is a beautiful place filled with its own unique culture. Yes, there are ...

John Gray, a professor of government at the London School of Economics, delivered the seventh of the Institute’s 2001-2002 Bradley Lectures on April 15. Edited excerpts follow. If we think of ...

Over the last few decades, globalization has created great wealth and brought millions out of poverty. Today, a combination of technology, politics, and social pressures seems to be reversing ...

More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation This study provides a candid, systematic, and critical review of recent evidence on this complex subject. Based on a review of the ...

Editor's Note: The last remaining American with Ebola may have just been released from the hospital, but spread of the disease hasn't abated everywhere. As reported on the NewsHour this week, cases ...