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France Deals With Globalization Crisis – Part I Europe and China must cooperate – negotiating on monetary and industrial policy, honing skills Syrian Massacres: World Has No Appetite for Intervention Failure to stop killing could start a civil war, opening Syria to jihadis That Used to Be Us Thomas. L. Friedman explains the reasons for the slow decline of the United States, especially American failure to adapt to the hyper-connected world it helped to create, and also the path to recovery Click Here for Transcript Exceptional People: How Migration Shaped Our World and Will Define Our Future Authors Ian Goldin, Geoffrey Cameron and Meera Balarajan set out to counter the prevailing negative narratives on migration Get the latest from YaleGlobal for mobile devices Connect with us: Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook   France Deals With Globalization Crisis – Part II Citizens of wealthy nations blame globalization and competition from Asia for unemployment and other economic woes. This two-part YaleGlobal series analyzes the temptations of protectionism, particularly in France during its presidential election campaign. Promoting labels that identify a product's country of origin is not a solution, argues Alain Renaudin in the second and final article, and the reasons are many: Labels with a country's name offer no guarantee of environmental protection or respect for worker rights that the opponents of globalization frequently demand. High-tech and other complex products are typically sourced from numerous countries, many in Asia. Consumers also base selections on price and quality. France and other countries can be most competitive if consumers associate both luxury and everyday goods with quality, high standards and cachet. Such countries will be most prepared to welcome roving manufacturers as wages and prices inevitably rise for Asian suppliers. Renaudin concludes that values, excellence, expertise and innovation are factors far more critical for economic success than a geographical label. More News... In China, Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad Charles Duhigg, David Barboza The New York Times, 27 January 2012 Customers care more about low costs than tough work conditions Memo from Davos: Down with Democracy! Daniel A. Bell The Huffington Post, 27 January 2012 Multinational corporations, always ready to move, can handily ignore government dictates More Than a Tactical Shift? Nayan Chanda The Times of India, 24 January 2012 The US and China compete in courting India and other Asian nations Stop the “Chindia” Talk T.N. Ninan Business Standard, 24 January 2012 The two countries are not in the same league Other Items of Interest... The 2012 Top 100 Best NGOs The Global Journal, 23 January 2012 The Global Journal is proud to announce the release of its inaugural ‘Top 100 Best NGOs’ list. The first international ranking of its kind, this exclusive in-depth feature provides an insight into the ever changing dynamics and innovative approaches of the non-profit world and its 100 leading actors   View email in browser | Unsubscribe | Update your profile | Forward to a friend   Copyright (C) 2012 YaleGlobal Online All rights reserved.