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Lui Hebron and John F. Stack's Globalization demystities the rhetoric surrounding one of the most hotly debated topics among scholars, commentators, and policymakers. Presenting arguments for and against globalization, this brief text examines a wide range of views on the economic, political, cultural, and environmental dimensions of globalization and exposes their underlying frameworks, methodologies, and expectations. Throughout, Globalization compares rhetoric and reality and argues that there is no one way to understand this complex phenomenon.

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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