Civilising Globalisation

Author : David Kinley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009-08-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781139481106

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Economic globalisation and universal human rights both have the aspiration and power to improve and enrich individuals and communities. However, their respective institutions, methods, practices and goals differ, leading to both detrimental clashes and beneficial synergies. In this book, David Kinley analyses how human rights intersect with the trade, aid and commercial dimensions of global economic relations, taking the view that, while the global economy is a vitally important civilising instrument, it itself requires civilising according to human rights standards. Combining meticulous research with highly informed views and experiences, he outlines the intellectual, policy and practical frameworks for ensuring that the global economy advances the ends of human rights, argues for better exploitation of the global economy's capacity to distribute as well as create wealth, and proposes mechanisms by which to minimise and manage the socially debilitating effects of its market failures and financial meltdowns.

Author : David H. Kinley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:851314265

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Author : Richard Sandbrook,Ali Burak Güven
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781438452111

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Civilizing Globalization, Revised and Expanded Edition by Richard Sandbrook,Ali Burak Güven Pdf

Is it possible to harness the benefits of economic globalization without sacrificing social equity, ecological sustainability, and democratic governance? The first edition of Civilizing Globalization (2003) explored this question at a time of widespread popular discontent. This fully revised and expanded edition comes at an equally crucial juncture. The period of relative stability and prosperity in the world economy that followed the release of the first edition ended abruptly in 2008 with a worldwide economic crisis that illustrated in dramatic fashion the enduring problems with our global order. Yet despite the gravity of the challenges, concrete initiatives for change remain insubstantial. Richard Sandbrook and Ali Burak Güven bring together international scholars and veteran activists to discuss in clear, nontechnical language the innovative political strategies, participatory institutional frameworks, and feasible regulatory designs capable of taming global markets so that they assume the role of useful servants rather than tyrannical masters.

Author : David Kinley (Lecturer in law),Professor of Human Rights Law David Kinley, Lec
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0511658125

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Civilising Globalisation by David Kinley (Lecturer in law),Professor of Human Rights Law David Kinley, Lec Pdf

In this 2009 book, David Kinley provides an agenda for how we can protect and promote human rights without sacrificing global economic growth.

Author : Richard Sandbrook
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2003-01-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0791456684

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Discusses the many facets of globalization in easy to understand language.

Author : Mehdi Mozaffari
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134448944

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Globalization and Civilizations by Mehdi Mozaffari Pdf

Globalization and Civilizations challenges established assumptions about the nature of civilizations and the supposed inevitability of the conflict between the Islamic and Western worlds. Uniquely, this edited book critically interrogates the concept of 'civilization' by asking whether it is still valid in the globalized world economy of the twenty-first century. The first half of the book provides an historical and theoretical context to understand the idea of 'civilization' in political science and demonstrates how the various social, economic, political and cultural processes of globalization have radically altered perceptions of civilization. The second half of the book looks particularly at non-Western examples of the interaction between globalization and civilization and includes case studies on the Arab world, Islam, China, India and Europe

Author : Timothy Dunne,Christian Reus-Smit
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9780198793427

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The Globalization of International Society by Timothy Dunne,Christian Reus-Smit Pdf

This volume reconsiders the process of globalization, drawing on a wealth of new perspectives to understand better this momentous historical development.

Author : Linklater, Andrew
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781529213898

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The Idea of Civilization and the Making of the Global Order by Linklater, Andrew Pdf

The idea of civilization recurs frequently in reflections on international politics. However, International Relations academic writings on civilization have failed to acknowledge the major 20th-century analysis that examined the processes through which Europeans came to regard themselves as uniquely civilized – Norbert Elias’s On the Process of Civilization. This book provides a comprehensive exploration of the significance of Elias’s reflections on civilization for International Relations. It explains the working principles of an Eliasian, or process-sociological, approach to civilization and the global order and demonstrates how the interdependencies between state-formation, colonialism and an emergent international society shaped the European 'civilizing process'.

Author : Mark Poynter
Publisher : Arena Books Limited
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1909421529

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The New World Order by Mark Poynter Pdf

At the end of the Cold War two famous articles were published which produced contrasting visions of a new world order, namely: Francis Fukuyama's The End of History (1989) and Samuel P. Huntington's The Clash of Civilizations (1993). The content of these two articles not only framed the post-cold war debate but the prospect of two great geo-political realities capable of influencing global events. Fukuyama's The End of History provided an optimistic prediction of a New World Order in which liberal democracy and capitalism would triumph over all other ideologies to form a lasting social order of peace and prosperity. In contrast, Huntington's article was far more pessimistic in its future predictions and argued that the post-cold war would produce a multi-polar world of regional tensions and conflict in which civilizations were destined to clash. As global capitalism leads towards greater levels of economic interdependence a universal culture of mass consumption will become increasingly evident in all societies. This will create a growing population of consumers whose ideas, tastes and aspirations will increasingly reflect Western ideals. The effects of globalization may provoke feelings of hostility at the imposition of liberal democratic values but such hostility will not necessarily lead to a clash of civilizations. In a New World Order civilizations will need to embrace global capitalism or risk becoming increasingly alienated and disempowered. National and cultural identities may strengthen as a result of globalization but this will not undermine the global balance of power. Therefore, the strength of opposition to global capitalism will be ineffective in preventing the spread of consumer culture and civilizations will exist as benign entities within an increasingly globalized world.

Author : Leonardo Boff,Alexandre Guilherme
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317491682

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Global Civilization by Leonardo Boff,Alexandre Guilherme Pdf

Transportation, telecommunications and the internet are all part of a process of globalisation that affects every sphere of life. This new phase in human evolution is central to the thinking of Leonardo Boff - one of the founders of Liberation Theology. In 'Global Civilisation' Boff presents a philosophical and theological enquiry into all aspects of globalization - from market forces to politics, military force, technology and science, communication and spirituality. The book describes the revolution taking place - in consciousness, the meaning of life, holiness, the economy, politics, culture, work standards, and ethics. Boff explores the contribution of Christianity to the "new global civilisation" and presents a utopian future for humankind.

Author : Thiow Kong Ti,Edwards SW Ti
Publisher : Partridge Publishing Singapore
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781482890013

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Singapore and Asia - Celebrating Globalisation and an Emerging Post-Modern Asian Civilisation by Thiow Kong Ti,Edwards SW Ti Pdf

Singapore and Asia- Celebrating Globalisation and an Emerging Post-modern Asian Civilisation TK Ti and Edward SE Ti This book examines the history of the global economy and how cultural values have empowered the rapid emergence of Singapore and East Asia. A review of the major world civilizations recounts Western hegemony since the 16th century. With legacies from Classical Mediterranean, Islamic Abbasid and Christian scholasticism, Western civilization created the modern world, pushing the borders of techno-science, rule of law, democracy and human rights. Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, the greatest impact of global modernization has been in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong Singapore and China. These East Asian countries all share a Confucian heritage of hard work ethics, thrift, love of learning and respect for benign authority. Although democracy has had a lukewarm reception, there has been whole-hearted embrace of techno-science and the globalized economy. Singapore, a miniscule island state fighting for survival following its expulsion from Malaysia in 1965, showcases how uninterrupted innovative governance and modernization has created an efficient, livable and global port-city, top financial center and host to the worlds largest conglomerate of Multinational Corporations. There is expectation that current research investment would transform Singapore into a mature knowledge economy. In addition to Singapores openness and welcome of global talents and workers, committed governance has achieved rule of law, control of crime and corruption, meritocracy in political and public appointments, trade union support, and racial and religious harmony. Social support, which continues to be enhanced, is not by way of hand-outs but as subsidies in education, healthcare, and home ownership. In the 1970s and 1980s, Asian values was proposed to be driving the emergence of Japan and the Asian tigers. With the current awesome rise of China challenging the world order, it seems prudent to resume the conversation.

Author : Boris Kagarlitsky
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317668718

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From Empires to Imperialism by Boris Kagarlitsky Pdf

Translated from the original Russian, this book analyzes the economic development of leading European empires and the United States of America. The author exposes the myths of the spontaneous emergence of the market economy and the role of government as a disincentive towards private initiative, when for centuries the state power has been carrying out a "coercing to the market" with all its strength. This book presents a somewhat epic depiction of the development of Western hegemonic powers within the capitalist world system, from the struggles of the late Middle Ages to the rise and crisis of the American Empire. It both develops and questions some of the traditional assumptions of the world-system theory, arguing that it was very much the political form of the state that shaped capitalism as we know it and that, though the existence of a hegemonic power results from the logic of the system, hegemony is often missing in reality. A major work of historical Marxist theory, this book is essential reading for students of international political economy, globalisation and the crisis of capitalism. This book is also ideal for students of politics, history, economics and international relations.

Author : Wolfgang Benedek,Koen De Feyter,Fabrizio Marrella
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 21 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2007-04-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781139465236

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Economic Globalisation and Human Rights by Wolfgang Benedek,Koen De Feyter,Fabrizio Marrella Pdf

Economic globalisation is one of the guiding paradigms of the twenty-first century. The challenge it implies for human rights is fundamental, and key questions have up to now received no satisfying answers. How can human rights protect human dignity when economic globalisation has an adverse impact on local living conditions? How should human rights evolve in response to a global economy in which non-statal actors are decisive forces? Economic Globalisation and Human Rights was originally published in 2007, and sets out to assess these and other questions to ensure that, as economic globalisation intensifies, human rights take up the central and crucial position that they deserve. Using a multidisciplinary methodology, leading scholars reflect on issues such as the need for global ethics, the localisation of human rights, the role of human rights in WTO law, and efforts to make international economic organisations more accountable and multinational corporations more socially responsible.

Author : Andrew Targowski
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09
Category : Civilization, Modern
ISBN : 1634853571

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Global Civilization in the 21st Century by Andrew Targowski Pdf

The purpose of this book is to evaluate the question: What does the New World Order (NWO) mean in the 21st century? After the Polish Revolution in 1989 and the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the Soviet Union in 1991, many people expected better times than those during the Cold War between the West and East. Since Communism lost to Capitalism, can the latter promote freedom and happiness for all of us everywhere? However, this dream did not happen, vice versa we face now so called liquid times, times of instability and chaos. Therefore, this book is written for those who would like to know why the supposedly ideal economic solution known as Capitalism cannot bring happiness to all of us as it is promised by its promoters. This means that the book should be interesting for all kinds of readers and could be potentially read by millions. The book discusses Hegelian dialectics under the form of competition among ideas that have been neglected in the NOW-21st century and unopposed Capitalism has been transformed into Turbo-Capitalism, also known as Undemocratic Capitalism. This process is supported by additive waves of globalisation taking place in the last 500+ years. Eventually in the 21st century humanity is facing the resulted transformation of western civilization into global civilisation. The book analyses this transformational process and its positive and negative repercussions for humanity.

Author : Guy Sorman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Political Science
ISBN : PSU:000043520749

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Globalisation Across the World by Guy Sorman Pdf