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"There's a disconnect between the facilities available to people and the demand for them, " says Ian Goldin, a professor of globalization and development at the University of Oxford in England.
WSJ: Hoteliers Race to Expand in Africa
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The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) met this morning to take action on draft resolutions relating to information and communications technologies for development, sustainable development, globalization and interdependence, and groups of countries in special situations.
UN: General Assembly
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It was billed as a discussion of food and hospitality trends in France but the two-hour broad-based discussion hit many subjects within the topics of globalization, health, sustainable development and their impact on the food and hospitality industry.
FORBES: Can the French Protect and Promote Their Brand?
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And since the signing of the Canada-U.S. free trade agreement, a milestone in the development of the modern era of globalization, that partnership has grown spectacularly.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama and Prime Minister Harper Press Conference | The White House
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Another finding is that in in the current recession failure and risk are characterized not by discussions of financial risk but by discussions of appropriate product and service development, and the risks inherent in globalization, as well as the drift in the global economy that sees Western enterprises losing market share as part of a global redivision of labor.
FORBES: What Can We Learn from a Culture of Failure?
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One reason for the lack of agreed mechanisms is the continued schism in the international aid community over the role that markets are supposed to play in development, and the way that discussions of development often become discussions on the merits of globalization.
FORBES: A Timely Launch: Day 1 at the MDG Summit
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Globalization, rapid economic growth and socio-cultural changes have engendered new challenges for human resources development in the Caribbean.
UNESCO: Education Planning Workshop for the Caribbean
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In addition, the ongoing processes of globalization and liberalization were complicating implementation of the Programme, as were the many uncoordinated policies and strategies pursued with development partners.
UN: [21 Jul 2000] DEV/2253 : LAYING GROUNDWORK FOR THIRD UN CONFERENCE ON LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, PREPARATORY COMMITTEE TO MEET AT HEADQUARTERS, 24 - 28 JULY