Preface | p. ix |
Acknowledgments | p. xv |
Globalization in the Twenty-First Century | p. 1 |
Globalists and Antiglobalists | p. 1 |
Debating Globalization | p. 5 |
Whither Globalization? | p. 6 |
Globalization as a New World Shangri-La | p. 7 |
Globalization and a Brave New World Reprised | p. 8 |
Debating Globalization | p. 9 |
Globalization Is Good for the World | p. 9 |
Globalization Is an Unrealistic Hope | p. 9 |
Plan of the Book | p. 13 |
Key Terms | p. 14 |
Five Questions to Consider | p. 14 |
Further Readings | p. 15 |
Notes | p. 15 |
Conceptual Perspectives on Globalization | p. 18 |
Introduction: Untangling Globalization | p. 18 |
Economic Globalization | p. 20 |
Political Globalization | p. 22 |
Cultural Globalization | p. 24 |
Debating Globalization | p. 25 |
Why Measuring Globalization Matters | p. 25 |
Who Measures Globalization and Wny | p. 26 |
Conclusion: The Multidimensionality of Globalization | p. 27 |
Key Terms | p. 27 |
Five Questions to Consider | p. 27 |
Further Readings | p. 28 |
Notes | p. 28 |
Market Integration | p. 32 |
Introduction: The Logic of Global Economic Engagement | p. 32 |
Reality Check: Integration In Finance and Trade | p. 34 |
Debating Globalization | p. 36 |
Greater Economic Integration is Beneficial | p. 36 |
Global Economic Integration Is Illusory | p. 36 |
Debunking the Myths: Exclusion from the Club | p. 37 |
Conclusion: Incomplete Integration | p. 41 |
Key Terms | p. 42 |
Five Questions to Consider | p. 43 |
Further Readings | p. 43 |
Notes | p. 44 |
Growth and Development | p. 47 |
Introduction: The Neoliberal Promise and Hope | p. 47 |
Reality Check: Development, Growth, and Poverty Reduction | p. 48 |
Debating Globalization | p. 51 |
Globalization Promotes Development | p. 51 |
Globalization Destabilizes Economies | p. 52 |
Debunking the Myths: Why the Neoliberal Model Fails Poor States | p. 53 |
Promoting Inequality and Poverty | p. 54 |
States, Development, and Globalization | p. 56 |
The Problem of Failed and Failing States | p. 57 |
Conclusion: Making Globalization Work for All | p. 58 |
Key Terms | p. 59 |
Five Questions to Consider | p. 59 |
Further Readings | p. 60 |
Notes | p. 60 |
Democratization | p. 65 |
Introduction: Great Expectations or False Hopes? | p. 65 |
Reality Check: Marginalization, Fragmentation, Disintegration | p. 66 |
Marginalization | p. 67 |
Fragmentation | p. 67 |
Disintegration | p. 68 |
Debating Globalization | p. 69 |
Globalization Promotes Democracy | p. 69 |
Globalization Diminishes Democratic Governance | p. 70 |
Debunking the Myths: Self-Empowerment and Ngos | p. 72 |
Empowered Individuals and Groups | p. 72 |
Nongovernmental Organizations | p. 75 |
Conclusion: "Fragmengration" | p. 77 |
Key Terms | p. 79 |
Five Questions to Consider | p. 79 |
Further Readings | p. 79 |
Notes | p. 80 |
Sovereignty | p. 82 |
Introduction: Globalization and State Sovereignty | p. 82 |
Reality Check: Economic Sovereignty Redefined | p. 84 |
Debunking the Myths: The Age of Micro- and Macrogovernments | p. 86 |
Debating Globalization | p. 87 |
Regulation Needs to be Reasonable | p. 87 |
Globalization Needs a Regulatory Framework | p. 87 |
The Rise of Micro- and Macrogovernments | p. 89 |
Microgovernments: Devolution | p. 90 |
Macrogovernments: Regionalization | p. 92 |
Conclusion: The Future of the Nation-State | p. 93 |
Key Terms | p. 94 |
Five Questions to Consider | p. 94 |
Further Readings | p. 94 |
Notes | p. 95 |
Culture | p. 99 |
Introduction: The Backlash Against Cultural Globalization | p. 99 |
Globalization and Authenticity: What Price Harmony and Homogenization? | p. 101 |
The Politics of Resistance and Discord | p. 102 |
Reality Check: The Americanization of the Globe? | p. 105 |
Debating Globalization | p. 106 |
Cultural Annihilation Is a Myth | p. 106 |
Cultural Matters Impact Globalization | p. 107 |
Debunking the Myths. The Globalization of America | p. 108 |
"World" English | p. 108 |
"Global" Entertainment | p. 110 |
Conclusion: The Evolution of Global Culture, The "Glocal" | p. 111 |
Key Terms | p. 113 |
Five Questions to Consider | p. 113 |
Further Readings | p. 113 |
Notes | p. 114 |
The Environment | p. 118 |
Introduction: Race to the Bottom | p. 118 |
Reality Check: Over Exaggeration | p. 120 |
Debating Globalization | p. 124 |
Climate Change and the Green Economy | p. 124 |
Environmental Crisis and Global Governance | p. 125 |
Debunking the Myths: Global Partner | p. 126 |
Conclusion: Sustainable Development Via the Environment Meets Globalization | p. 130 |
Key Terms | p. 131 |
Five Questions to Consider | p. 131 |
Further Readings | p. 132 |
Notes | p. 132 |
Globalization for All? | p. 137 |
The Pros and Cons of Globalization | p. 137 |
Globalization's Bleak Future Prospects | p. 138 |
Political Disempowerment | p. 138 |
Economic Uncertainties | p. 139 |
Debating Globalization | p. 141 |
The Glass is Half Full-Globalization's Challenges | p. 141 |
The Glass is Half Empty-Globalization's Leadership Crisis | p. 142 |
Globalization's Hope: Confronting Poverty and Political Indifference | p. 143 |
Increasing the Pie (Three Dimensions Crucial to Reform) | p. 143 |
Key Terms | p. 145 |
Five Questions to Consider | p. 145 |
Further Readings | p. 146 |
Notes | p. 146 |
Index | p. 148 |
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