Managing operations in both manufacturing and service organizations have evolved
tremendously over the years with the change in market requirements. The market has …

" The Emergence of China: Opportunities and Challenges for Latin America and the
Caribbean provides a comprehensive overview of China's economic policy and …

Designed to break with state‐centric approaches to understanding economic development,
global commodity chain, global value chain (GVC), and global production network (GPN) …

Abstract From Angola to Iraq, wars have taken place in resource rich countries full of poor
people. Wars of Plunder explores the interplay of natural resources and armed conflicts, and …

The main objective of this paper is to investigate the degree to which lean manufacturing
(LM) practices are being implemented within Brazilian small and medium enterprises …

The world's largest deposits of lithium lie in brines found underneath salt flats in the desert
between Chile, Argentina and Bolivia. Globally, lithium may reduce fossil fuel use by making …

In the eyes of many, China's unprecedented economic rise has brought nothing but good
news to the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Indeed, China's growing appetite …

The advance of economic globalization has led many academics, policy-makers, and
activists to warn that it leads to a'race to the bottom'. In a world increasingly free of …

China's overseas financing is a distinct form of patient capital that marshals the country's
vast domestic resources to create commercial opportunities internationally. Its long-term risk …

The rapid growth of China and its increased integration with the global economy is having
both direct and indirect effects on the Latin American and Caribbean region. The paper …