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CHAPTER 1 The study of globalization is highly disputatious. Indeed, this entire volume is devoted to at least some of the major conceptual debates in the study of globalization. However, there are even more fundamental debates surrounding the whole issue of globalization. This first chapter of the book contains an essay by Mauro F. Guillén that examines five of the key debates in the field. While he does not include it as one of his debates, Guillén begins with the much discussed issue of just what

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ACCESSORIES DECEMBER 2007 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by Ted Barber of DAI with technical supervision and inputs from Marina Krivoshlykova of DAI. END-MARKET STUDY FOR INDONESIAN HOME ACCESSORIES The authors’ views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. CONTENTS PREFACE................

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