This extensive yet concise introduction to the phenomenon of globalization looks at its economic, environmental, and security dimensions as interpreted from different political points of view.

Zachary A. Smith is Regents' Professor of Political Science at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.

Preface	p. xv
Background and History	p. 1
So What Is Globalization?	p. 1
Globalization: The "Buzzword"	p. 1
Definitions of Globalization	p. 2
Globalization as a Common Pool Issue	p. 5
The Ecology of Globalization: Spaceship Earth	p. 6
A History of Globalization	p. 7
Ancient Civilizations	p. 7
Ancient Empire	p. 8
The Rise and Expansion of European Powers	p. 8
Industrialization and the Modern Era	p. 12
The 20th Century	p. 13
Actors of Globalization	p. 21
Nation-States	p. 21
Central Banks	p. 22
International Nongovernmental Organizations	p. 23
International Governmental Organizations	p. 23
Multinational Corporations	p. 24
International Financial Institutions	p. 25
Free Trade Agreements	p. 25
Conclusion	p. 26
References	p. 26
Problems, Controversies, and Solutions	p. 29
Differing Worldviews to Interpret Globalization	p. 29
The Free Market Enthusiasts: The Neoliberals	p. 30
Regulating Globalization: Institutionalists	p. 31
Globalization as Destructive Imperialism: Critics	p. 32
Technology: Benefits and Problems	p. 33
Cultural Globalization	p. 34
Neoliberals on Cultural Globalization	p. 35
Institutionalists on Cultural Globalization	p. 36
Critics on Cultural Globalization	p. 37
Economic Globalization	p. 39
The Globalization of Production	p. 39
The Global Financial System	p. 41
The Controversy over the World Trade Organization	p. 44
Worldviews on the Global Economy	p. 45
Neoliberals	p. 45
Institutionalists	p. 46
Critics	p. 47
Global Environmental Problems	p. 49
Climate Change	p. 50
Stratospheric Ozone Depletion	p. 52
Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution and Acid Rain	p. 52
Declining Fishing Stocks	p. 53
Ocean Pollution	p. 54
Loss of Biodiversity	p. 54
Worldviews on Global Environmental Problems	p. 55
Neoliberal View on Global Environmental Problems	p. 55
Institutionalist View on Global Environmental Problems	p. 56
Critics on Global Environmental Problems	p. 58
Globalization of War, Conflict, Security, and Arms	p. 60
War and Conflict: Global Security and the Global Arms Dynamic	p. 60
Globalization and Political Realism	p. 61
Global Arms Trade	p. 62
Nuclear Weapons and Globalization	p. 63
Deterrence, Mutually Assured Destruction, and Nuclear Utilization Theory	p. 64
Globalization and the Closing Gap in Firepower	p. 65
Technology and Terrorism	p. 66
War and the Environment	p. 67
Conclusion	p. 68
References	p. 69
Special U.S. Issues	p. 75
The Role of the United States in the Global Economy	p. 76
The Neoliberal View	p. 78
The Liberal Institutionalist View	p. 80
The Critic's View	p. 82
The United States and the Global Environment	p. 84
The Evolution of Environmental Policy in the United States	p. 85
The Rejection of the Kyoto Protocol	p. 87
Climate Change Policy in the United States	p. 87
Global Security and the United States Military	p. 94
Basic Facts on the United States Military and Globalization	p. 95
The Foreign Policy of the Bush Administration	p. 96
The NSSUS: The United States as Global Unitary Executive	p. 97
Conclusion	p. 107
References	p. 107
Chronology	p. 113
References	p. 137
Biographical Sketches	p. 139
Thomas P. M. Barnett	p. 139
Walden Bello	p. 140
Kenneth Boulding	p. 141
Lester R. Brown	p. 142
Noam Chomsky	p. 143
Herman Daly	p. 144
Cynthia Enloe	p. 145
Milton Friedman	p. 146
Thomas Friedman	p. 147
William Greider	p. 147
David Held	p. 148
Chalmers Johnson	p. 148
Immanuel Kant	p. 149
Paul Kennedy	p. 150
Robert O. Keohane	p. 151
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin	p. 151
Karl Marx	p. 152
Joseph S. Nye, Jr.	p. 153
James Petras	p. 154
David Ricardo	p. 154
William Robinson	p. 155
Vandana Shiva	p. 155
Julian Simon	p. 156
Adam Smith	p. 157
George Soros	p. 158
William K. Tabb	p. 159
Immanuel Wallerstein	p. 159
Kenneth Waltz	p. 160
Martin Wolf	p. 162
Data and Documents	p. 163
Data Tables	p. 163
The Global Population	p. 163
Technology	p. 164
The Global Economy	p. 166
Global Oil Imports and Exports	p. 172
Climate Change and Air Pollution	p. 176
Global Security, Arms, and Conflict	p. 176
Selected Documents	p. 181
The Maastricht Treaty: Treaty on European Union (1992)	p. 181
The North Atlantic Treaty (NATO 1949)	p. 184
Charter of the United Nations (1945)	p. 188
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)	p. 191
Free Trade Agreements	p. 197
General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (1947)	p. 197
North American Free Trade Agreement (1994)	p. 197
Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO)	p. 200
Global Environmental Documents	p. 204
Agenda 21	p. 204
The Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer (1987)	p. 208
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (1992)	p. 209
Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change	p. 212
Directory of Organizations	p. 215
United States Government Agencies	p. 215
International Governmental Organizations	p. 217
Research Centers and Nongovernmental Organizations	p. 227
Academic/University-Based Research Centers	p. 241
Resources	p. 245
Print Resources	p. 245
Reference Works	p. 245
Selected Books and Scholarly Articles	p. 247
Nonprint Resources	p. 265
Internet Resources	p. 265
Online Databases	p. 267
Videos	p. 270
Podcasts	p. 275
Glossary	p. 277
Index	p. 281
About the Authors	p. 293
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