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9780312236328

Golobalization a Critical Introduction : A Critical Introduction

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  • ISBN13:

    9780312236328

  • ISBN10:

    0312236328

  • Format: Trade Paper
  • Copyright: 2000-09-16
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary

The increasing globalization of economic, social, political, and cultural life is a key feature of the contemporary world. Written by a leading authority, Jan Aart Scholte's new book provides a concise but broad-ranging introduction to its causes, character, consequences,and implications. Accessible but avoiding oversimplification, the book provides a balanced assessment of how the benefits of globalization could be maximized and its ill effects minimized.

Author Biography

Jan Aart Scholte is Reader in International Studies, University of Warwick.

Table of Contents

List of Boxes
xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgements xv
List of Abbreviations
xvii
Introduction 1(12)
PART I FRAMEWORK OF ANALYSIS
What Is Happening?
13(28)
What is 'Global' about Globalization?
41(21)
Globalization in History
62(27)
What Causes Globalization?
89(22)
PART II CHANGE AND CONTINUITY
Globalization and Production
111(21)
Globalization and Governance
132(27)
Globalization and Community
159(25)
Globalization and Knowledge
184(23)
PART III POLICY ISSUES
Globalization and (In)Security
207(27)
Globalization and (In)Justice
234(27)
Globalization and (Un)Democracy
261(22)
Humane Global Futures
283(32)
Conclusion 315(3)
Bibliography 318(31)
Index 349

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