Global Issues: An Introduction, 4th Edition

by John L. Seitz (Wofford College)

• ISBN13: 9781405154970
• ISBN10: 1405154977
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-09-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Global Issues, Third Edition is an introduction to many of the most important environmental, economic, social, and political concerns of modern life. The book covers a range of perspectives on a variety of societies, both developed and developing. Author John L. Seitz writes clearly and stresses the need for informed, critical thinking. The text is extensively illustrated with diagrams and photographs; contains guides to further reading, media, and internet resources; and includes suggestions for discussing and studying the material.This new edition has been fully updated throughout and features new sections on foreign aid and development assistance, terrorism, the relationship between geography and wealth and poverty, food and the overweight, and the Millennium Development Goals. The section on climate change has been expanded, and for the first time a glossary is included.This unified perspective is ideal for introductory courses in departments of geography, politics, sociology, and environmental science. Previous editions have been used around the world and have been translated into several languages including Chinese, Japanese and Portuguese.

Author Biography

John L. Seitz is Professor Emeritus of Government at Wofford College. He earned a BA and MPA from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, and a PhD in political science from the University of Wisconsin. He has extensive first-hand experience of South Korea, Iran, Brazil, Liberia, and Pakistan.

Table of Contents

List of Plates

List of Figures and Tables

Foreword

Introduction: The Creation of Global Issues

Wealth and Poverty

The Millennium Development Goals

Development Assistance and Foreign Aid

The Market Approach

The State Approach

The Civil Society Approach

Geography and Wealth, Geography and Poverty

Globalization

Conclusions

Notes

Further Reading

Population

The Changing Population of the World

Causes of the Population Explosion

How Population Growth Affects Development

How Development Affects Population Growth

Governmental Population Policies

The Future

Conclusions

Notes

Further Reading

Food

World Food Production

How Many are Hungry?

Causes of World Hunger

How Food Affects Development

How Development Affects Food

The Green Revolution

Governmental Food Policies

Future Food Supplies

Conclusions

Notes

Further Reading

Energy

The Energy Crisis

Responses by Governments to the Energy Crisis

The Effect of the Energy Crisis on the Development Plans of Less Developed Nations

The Relationship between Energy Use and Development

Climate Change

The Energy Transition

Conclusions

Notes

Further Reading

The Environment

The Awakening

The Air

The Water

The Land

The Workplace and the Home

The Use of Natural Resources

The Extinction of Species

The Extinction of Cultures

Environmental Politics

Conclusions

Notes

Further Reading

Technology

Benefits of Technology

Short-Term versus Long-Term Benefits -- the Tragedy of the Commons

Unanticipated Consequences of the Use of Technology

Inappropriate Uses of Technology

Limits to the ôTechnological Fixö

War

The Threat of Nuclear Weapons: A Case Study

Conclusions

Notes

Further Reading

Alternative Futures

Doom

Growth

Sustainable Development

Conclusions

Notes

Further Reading

Studying and Teaching Global Issues

Relevant Videos

Study and Discussion Questions for Students and Teachers

Relevant Internet Websites

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

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