Networks in International Economic Integration: Fragmented States and the Dilemmas of Neo-Liberalism

Current discussions of globalization afford an opportunity to. reflect on the development of the modern international system and its governance as well as to evaluate prospects and strategies for the fu- ture. However, the term globalization is ambiguous. It conceals di- verse and sometimes conflicting trends and strategies; it appears to project a post-Cold War optimism of increasing global unity and pros- pects for a new world order based on a strengthened framework of international institutions. Nonetheless, tendencies towards fragmen- tation exist, in addition to an increasing awareness of diversity and, perhaps, global disorder. Certainly, efforts are being made to produce blueprints for a re- formed global organizational framework. Perhaps the most compre- hensive effort was last year\u27s Report of the Commission on Global Governance (the Report). It combines wide-ranging and detailed proposals for reform of intergovernmental organizations, including greater involvement of multiple non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The Report calls for a commitment to common neighbourhood values, such as respect for life, liberty, justice and equity, mutual respect, caring, and integrity, and it calls for the articu-lation of a global civic ethic. Underpinning many of the proposals and much of the rhetoric was the concept of the emergence of a global civil society, mainly expressed in the growth of NGOs and their increasing involvement in decision-making by international orga- nizations.1 Yet, while the Report was undoubtedly based on a sound evaluation of many global institutional problems, its proposals com- bined realist minimalism with liberal rhetoric in a way which indicated an awareness of the utopianism, in the present conjuncture, of any attempt at a comprehensive redesign of global governance. If globalization stands for anything, it represents changes in the competitive dynamic of the world market, involving strategic conflicts to reorganize the institutions through which it is structured. Thus, transforming the international system is a key issue; the basic unit of that system is the national state. The existence of a world market is hardly new; neither is the realization that states are interdependent.

Networks in International Economic Integration: Fragmented States and the Dilemmas of Neo-Liberalism

Current discussions of globalization afford an opportunity to. reflect on the development of the modern international system and its governance as well as to evaluate prospects and strategies for the fu- ture. However, the term globalization is ambiguous. It conceals di- verse and sometimes conflicting trends and strategies; it appears to project a post-Cold War optimism of increasing global unity and pros- pects for a new world order based on a strengthened framework of international institutions. Nonetheless, tendencies towards fragmen- tation exist, in addition to an increasing awareness of diversity and, perhaps, global disorder. Certainly, efforts are being made to produce blueprints for a re- formed global organizational framework. Perhaps the most compre- hensive effort was last year\u27s Report of the Commission on Global Governance (the Report). It combines wide-ranging and detailed proposals for reform of intergovernmental organizations, including greater involvement of multiple non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The Report calls for a commitment to common neighbourhood values, such as respect for life, liberty, justice and equity, mutual respect, caring, and integrity, and it calls for the articu-lation of a global civic ethic. Underpinning many of the proposals and much of the rhetoric was the concept of the emergence of a global civil society, mainly expressed in the growth of NGOs and their increasing involvement in decision-making by international orga- nizations.1 Yet, while the Report was undoubtedly based on a sound evaluation of many global institutional problems, its proposals com- bined realist minimalism with liberal rhetoric in a way which indicated an awareness of the utopianism, in the present conjuncture, of any attempt at a comprehensive redesign of global governance. If globalization stands for anything, it represents changes in the competitive dynamic of the world market, involving strategic conflicts to reorganize the institutions through which it is structured. Thus, transforming the international system is a key issue; the basic unit of that system is the national state. The existence of a world market is hardly new; neither is the realization that states are interdependent.

The internationalization theory of the multinational enterprise: past, present and future

International Business (IB) is an inherently complex subject because of its global context, the importance of innovation, and the range of ownership and location factors that need to be examined. Here it is argued that IB theory can learn from economics, but that it should not emulate economics too closely because economics makes restrictive assumptions that assume away important issues in IB. We argue that better IB theory can be created by extending existing theories rather than by starting again with new kinds of theory. However, existing theories need to be formulated in a more explicit manner in order to increase their predictive power. More attention needs to be given to the role of the entrepreneur and the headquarters function. More emphasis also needs to be placed on the industry rather than the firm, so that competition and co-operation between firms can be better understood. The approach is pragmatic and constructive. It not only sets out how IB theory can be extended, but explains exactly how it can be done

Semantic discovery and reuse of business process patterns

Patterns currently play an important role in modern information systems (IS) development and their use has mainly been restricted to the design and implementation phases of the development lifecycle. Given the increasing significance of business modelling in IS development, patterns have the potential of providing a viable solution for promoting reusability of recurrent generalized models in the very early stages of development. As a statement of research-in-progress this paper focuses on business process patterns and proposes an initial methodological framework for the discovery and reuse of business process patterns within the IS development lifecycle. The framework borrows ideas from the domain engineering literature and proposes the use of semantics to drive both the discovery of patterns as well as their reuse

Law for the Platform Economy

This Article: explores patterns of legal-institutional change in the emerging, platform-driven economy. Its starting premise is that the platform is not simply a new business model, a new social technology, or a new infrastructural formation (although it is also all of those things). Rather, it is the core organizational form of the emerging informational economy. Platforms do not enter or expand markets; they replace (and rematerialize) them. The article argues that legal institutions, including both entitlements and regulatory institutions, have systematically facilitated the platform economy\u27s emergence. It first describes the evolution of the platform as a mode of economic (re)organization and introduces the ways that platforms restructure both economic exchange and patterns of information flow more generally. It then explores some of the ways that actions and interventions by and on behalf of platform businesses are reshaping the landscape of legal entitlements and obligations. Finally, it describes challenges that platform-based intermediation of the information environment has posed for existing regulatory institutions and traces some of the emerging institutional responses

Future of the Internet--and how to stop it

vi, 342 p. : ill. ; 25 cmLibro ElectrónicoOn January 9, 2007, Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone to an eager audience crammed into San Francisco’s Moscone Center.1 A beautiful and brilliantly engineered device, the iPhone blended three products into one: an iPod, with the highest-quality screen Apple had ever produced; a phone, with cleverly integrated functionality, such as voicemail that came wrapped as separately accessible messages; and a device to access the Internet, with a smart and elegant browser, and with built-in map, weather, stock, and e-mail capabilities. It was a technical and design triumph for Jobs, bringing the company into a market with an extraordinary potential for growth, and pushing the industry to a new level of competition in ways to connect us to each other and to the Web.Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-328) and index Acceso restringido a miembros del Consorcio de Bibliotecas Universitarias de Andalucía Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009 Modo de acceso : World Wide Webpt. 1. The rise and stall of the generative Net -- Battle of the boxes -- Battle of the networks -- Cybersecurity and the generative dilemma -- pt. 2. After the stall -- The generative pattern -- Tethered appliances, software as service, and perfect enforcement -- The lessons of Wikipedia -- pt. 3. Solutions -- Stopping the future of the Internet : stability on a generative Net -- Strategies for a generative future -- Meeting the risks of generativity : Privacy 2.0. Index32