Globalization and after
Samir Dasgupta (Editor), Ray Kiely (Editor), Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein
While accepting that globalization is here to stay, the distinguished contributors to this volume share a scepticism regarding the claims made about its supposed benefits. They believe instead that the present form of globalization is essentially unequal and marginalizing besides being environmentally destructive. Approaching the issues involved from a variety of theoretical and disciplinary perspectives, the contributors address a number of important questions concerning the current form of globalisation and its future course. These include: - does globalization involve integration on a worldwide scale or will there be a levelling off or even a reversal? - encouraged by market forces, will privatization and deregulation of economies increase or will there be a shift in direction or even a reaction? - will globalization lead to a new world order? - is there an alternative to globalization? Overall, this multi-disciplinary volume explores the tensions and dilemmas inherent in globalization, from local, national and global perspectives. --from the publisher
443 pages ; 22 cm
9780761935063, 9788178296616, 0761935061, 8178296616
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Prologue : The Turning of the Tide / Barry K. Gills
Introduction / Samir Dasgupta and Ray Kiely
Globalization or The Age of Transition? : A Long-Term View of the Trajectory of the World-System / Immanuel Wallerstein
Neoliberal Globalization / Jan Nederveen Pieterse
Business as Usual or Radical Shift? : Theorizing the Relationship between US Hegemony and Globalization / Ray Kiely
The Future of Globalization / Manfred B. Steger
Globalization : Whose Benefit Anyway? / Abbas Mehdi
Globalization and its Future Shock / Samir Dasgupta
Global Environmental Crisis and Ecological Futures / Sing C. Chew
Art, Mcdonaldization, and the Globalization of Nothing / George Ritzer
The Impact of Globalization on Local Communities / Robyn Bateman Driskell
Globalization and After? : Continuity and Change in the Politics of Securitization and Responsibility / Jarrod Wiener and Jessica Young
Capitalist Globalization and the Anti-Globalization Movement / Leslie Sklair
Social Movements in a Globalized World / Elvira del Pozo Aviñó
The Effects of Global Economic Expansion on Organized Resistance / Ernest M. De Zolt
Division and Dissent in the Anti-Globalization Movement / Tomás Mac Sheoin and Nicola Yeates
New Labor Protest Movements in Hong Kong : The Experience of Student-Worker Mutual Aid Campaign / Kaxton Yu-Kwan Siu
Globalization and New Social Movements : Lessons from South Asia / Ponna Wignaraja