Exploring the Concept of National Identity

What is 'National Identity'? Why is important? Is it relevant in today's word? What are some important concepts, keywords and phrases involved when we talk about 'National Identity'?

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Is Wal-Mart Good for America?

FRONTLINE explores the relationship between U.S. job losses and the American consumer's insatiable desire for bargains in "Is Wal-Mart Good for America?" Through interviews with retail executives, product manufacturers, economists, and trade experts, correspondent Hedrick Smith examines the growing controversy over the Wal-Mart way of doing business and asks whether a single retail giant has changed the American economy.

"Wal-Mart's power and influence are awesome," Smith says. "By figuring out how to exploit two powerful forces that converged in the 1990s -- the rise of information technology and the explosion of the global economy -- Wal-Mart has dramatically changed the balance of power in the world of business. Retailers are now more powerful than manufacturers, and they are forcing the decision to move production offshore."

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/walmart

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More on Globalisation

Women & Globalisation

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/2002_49_tue_03.shtml

Globalisation & Asian Women

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/2002_24_thu_03.shtml

BBC Globalisation webpage

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/globalisation/

Globalisation & Business

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/business/2007/globalisation/default.stm

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Globalisation

Globalisation Guide

http://www.globalisationguide.org/index.htm

World Bank Site

http://www1.worldbank.org/economicpolicy/globalization/

Articles & Documents

http://www.globalpolicy.org/globaliz/define/index.htm

On Global Media Giants

http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1406

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/giants/

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