Globalization, Universities and Issues of Sustainable Human Development

Edited by Jean L. Pyle, Professor, Department of Regional Economic and Social Development, University of Massachusetts Lowell, US and Co-Director, Center for Women and Work and Robert Forrant, Associate Professor, Department of Regional Economic and Social Development, University of Massachusetts Lowell, US

'This collection of articles provides an important contribution to the debates on globalization and sustainable human development. In particular, it represents a unique contribution by focusing on the role of universities in confronting these challenges and providing transformative frameworks for "people-centered" development processes.'

• Contents: Preface PART I: GLOBALIZATION AND THE CHALLENGES CONFRONTING THE UNIVERSITY1. Globalization, Universities and Sustainable Human Development: A Framework for Understanding the IssuesJean L. Pyle and Robert Forrant2. Constructing Knowledge, Boosting Development and Escaping Debt: The Case of JamaicaRobert Forrant3. Sustainable Regional Development: Experiences from SloveniaTea Petrin, Renata Vitez and Mateja Mesl4. Recent Developments in Irish-based IndustryMary O’Sullivan5. Sex, Maids, and Export Processing: Risks and Reasons for Gendered Global Production NetworksJean L. Pyle6 Feminists and Technocrats in the Democratization of Latin America: A Prolegomenon Verónica MontecinosPART II: ANSWERING THE CHALLENGE: THE UNIVERSITY, KNOWLEDGE CREATION AND THE SUSTAINABLE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS7. Striving Towards Sustainable Development in a Globalizing Economy: Universities and Civil Society Organizations in IndiaJamuna Ramakrishna8. A University Enters into its Regional Economy: Models for Integrated Action with Refugee and Immigrant CommunitiesLinda Silka9. The University, Public Interest Research, and Advocacy Assistance: Lessons on the Role of Academia in Promoting Sustainable DevelopmentCathy Crumbley and Joel Tickner10. Managing the Interface with the Region: The Case of Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia Morshidi Sirat11. Building Bridges: Sustainable Development, Interdisciplinary Programs and the University Nancy Kleniewski and John Wooding12 ‘Grow Your Own’ in the New Economy? Skill-formation Challenges in the New England Optical Networking IndustryWilliam Lazonick, Michael Fiddy and Steven QuimbyFinal Thoughts: Portable Intellectual Currents and Sustainable Human DevelopmentRobert Forrant and Jean L. PyleIndex