Confronting Globalization

Author : Timothy A. Wise,Hilda Salazar,Laura Carlsen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173012239062

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Confronting Globalization by Timothy A. Wise,Hilda Salazar,Laura Carlsen Pdf

* Illustrates how Mexican communities cope with NAFTA’s effects * Written by a team of US and Mexican collaborators * Shows importance of trade regulations on poor communities worldwide How is the current model for economic globalization affecting both the poor and the environment? Confronting Globalization extends a sweeping treatment of contemporary Mexican politics as they investigate the country’s tumultuous experience under the North American Free Trade Agreement. The contributors relate globalization’s untold stories: its social and environmental costs, and the grassroots quest for alternative paths. They reveal to us how vulnerable people in rural communities are choosing to defend themselves and promote their own homegrown alternatives in the face of adversity.

Author : Steven R. Weisman
Publisher : Peterson Institute for International Economics
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780881326963

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The Great Tradeoff by Steven R. Weisman Pdf

The global financial and economic crisis that began in 2008 has blasted livelihoods, inspired protests, and toppled governments. It has also highlighted the profound moral concerns long surrounding globalization. Did materialist excess, doctrinaire embrace of free trade and capital flows, and indifference to economic injustice contribute to the disaster of the last decade? Was it ethical to bail out banks and governments while innocent people suffered? In this blend of economics, moral philosophy, history, and politics, Steven R. Weisman argues that the concepts of liberty, justice, virtue, and loyalty help to explain the passionate disagreements spawned by a globally integrated economy.

Author : Saturnino M. Borras, Jr.,Marc Edelman,Cristóbal Kay
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009-02-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781444307207

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Transnational Agrarian Movements Confronting Globalization by Saturnino M. Borras, Jr.,Marc Edelman,Cristóbal Kay Pdf

Readers of this book will encounter peasants and farmers whostruggle at home and traverse national borders to challenge theWorld Trade Organization and other powerful global institutions. Studies the activists in Brazil who uproot plots of geneticallymodified soybeans, forest dwellers in Indonesia who chop downrubber plantations to cultivate rice to feed their families,‘runaway villages’ in China that take up arms to resistcorrupt officials, and Mexican migrants who, having exited indesperation, return from abroad to transform their communities Little-known transnational agrarian movements of the earlytwentieth century share the stage with more recent, high-profileglobal alliances, such as Vía Campesina Celebrates a dynamic sector of international civil society, andtackles the thorny questions of successes and failures, ethical andpolitical dilemmas, troubled alliances with NGOs, protestrepertoires, and representation claims Analyzes contemporary collective action in all its complexity,acknowledging ambiguities and contradictions, posing challengingquestions, and providing concrete strategies for scholars andactivists

Author : Timothy A. Wise,Hilda Salazar,Laura Carlsen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173012239062

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Confronting Globalization by Timothy A. Wise,Hilda Salazar,Laura Carlsen Pdf

* Illustrates how Mexican communities cope with NAFTA’s effects * Written by a team of US and Mexican collaborators * Shows importance of trade regulations on poor communities worldwide How is the current model for economic globalization affecting both the poor and the environment? Confronting Globalization extends a sweeping treatment of contemporary Mexican politics as they investigate the country’s tumultuous experience under the North American Free Trade Agreement. The contributors relate globalization’s untold stories: its social and environmental costs, and the grassroots quest for alternative paths. They reveal to us how vulnerable people in rural communities are choosing to defend themselves and promote their own homegrown alternatives in the face of adversity.

Author : Jeffrey A. Hart,Aseem Prakash
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134585175

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Coping With Globalization by Jeffrey A. Hart,Aseem Prakash Pdf

Globalization is dramatically reshaping policy landscapes, thereby creating new opportunities and threats for governments and firms. The resultant restructuring of policy spaces requires an emphasis on the need to cope with globalization, since the distribution of its costs and benefits is asymmetrical across countries, sectors, firms and factors. Unlike previous books, Coping with Globalization concentrates firmly on conceptual issues, in order to consider in detail the coping strategies of both firms and governments.

Author : P. Hayden,C. el-Ojeili
Publisher : Springer
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2005-06-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230598829

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Confronting Globalization by P. Hayden,C. el-Ojeili Pdf

Informed by critical theory, the essays in this collection examine the complex dynamics of globalization, the challenges that confront democracy, justice and rights under globalization, and new approaches that seek to contest the excesses of globalization and promote the struggle for global justice. They form a challenging and timely volume that will be essential reading for anyone interested in the normative dimensions of globalization.

Author : Roger Blanpain,Peter Auer
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789041123817

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Confronting Globalization by Roger Blanpain,Peter Auer Pdf

Analyses of and commentaries on the report of the World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization entitled: A fair globalization : creating opportunities for all.

Author : Giovanni Marseguerra
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 109 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8876444653

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Confronting Globalization by Giovanni Marseguerra Pdf

Author : Debdas Banerjee,Michael Goldfield
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134059751

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Labor, Globalization and the State by Debdas Banerjee,Michael Goldfield Pdf

This book explores the impact of neoliberal globalization on labour markets and the state in the developed and developing world. It focuses especially on the United States and the economies of Asia – in particular, India. Liberalized trade and investment are thought by neoliberals to be the best levers for raising labour standards, provided labour market flexibility and capital market restructuring accompany them. Labour market flexibility and capital market restructuring, at a first glance, appear to be complementary and symmetric policies. In practice, however, they might have very asymmetric consequences. This book addresses these issues, and it presents a comprehensive analysis of the key questions such as: How far is globalization a ‘real’ threat to the conventional systems of wage fixation, employment pattern, and basic rights at work in both developed, as well as underdeveloped countries? Are casualization and informalization of the workforce direct outcomes of deregulation? How do labour organizations cope with the volatility of the labour market? Are the existing labour market conditions and forms of labour organizations misfits in the globalized business world? Is it at all feasible to choose a high road that combines some degree of labour market flexibility with better labour standards? This book will be of interest to academics working on International Development, Development Economics, Political Economy, Comparative Labour Studies and Asian Studies.

Author : Brahma Chellaney
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442249288

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Water, Peace, and War by Brahma Chellaney Pdf

Now in an updated edition, this pioneering and authoritative study considers the profound impact of the growing global water crunch on international peace and security as well as possible ways to mitigate the crisis. Although water is essential to sustaining life and livelihoods, geostrategist Brahma Chellaney argues that it remains the world’s most underappreciated and undervalued resource. One sobering fact is that the retail price of bottled water is already higher than the international spot price of crude oil. But unlike oil, water has no substitute, raising the specter of water becoming the next flashpoint for conflict. Water war as a concept may not mesh with the conventional construct of warfare, especially for those who plan with tanks, combat planes, and attack submarines as weapons. Yet armies don’t necessarily have to march to battle to seize or defend water resources. Water wars—in a political, diplomatic, or economic sense—are already being waged between riparian neighbors in many parts of the world, fueling cycles of bitter recrimination, exacerbating water challenges, and fostering mistrust that impedes broader regional cooperation and integration. The danger is that these water wars could escalate to armed conflict or further limit already stretched food and energy production. Writing in a direct, nontechnical, and engaging style, Brahma Chellaney draws on a wide range of research from scientific and policy fields to examine the different global linkages between water and peace. Offering a holistic picture and integrated solutions, his book has become the recognized authority on the most precious natural resource of this century and how we can secure humankind’s water future.

Author : Eddie Yuen,Daniel Burton-Rose,George N. Katsiaficas
Publisher : Soft Skull
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114348225

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Confronting Capitalism by Eddie Yuen,Daniel Burton-Rose,George N. Katsiaficas Pdf

An introduction to anti-globalization activities discusses such events as the999 uprising against the World Trade Organization, linking such protests tother uprisings in anti-capitalist history while addressing questions abouton-violence tactics and the efficacy of NGOs. Reprint.

Author : Gary Burtless,Robert Z. Lawrence,Robert E. Litan
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0815798024

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Globaphobia by Gary Burtless,Robert Z. Lawrence,Robert E. Litan Pdf

A Brookings Institution Press, Progressive Policy Institute, and Twentieth Century Fund publication For much of the post-World War II period, the increasing globalization of the U.S. economy was welcomed by policymakers and by the American people. We gained the benefits of cheaper and, in some cases, better foreign-made products, while U.S. firms gained wider access to foreign markets. The increasing economic interlinkages with the rest of the world helped promote capitalism and democracy around the globe. Indeed, we helped "win" the Cold War by trading and investing with the rest of the world, in the process demonstrating to all concerned the virtues of trade and markets. In recent years, however, a growing chorus of complaints has been lodged against globalization--which is blamed for costing American workers their jobs and lowering their wages. The authors of this book speak directly and simply to these concerns, demonstrating with easy prose and illustrations why the "globaphobes" are wrong. Globalization has not cost the United States jobs. Nor has it played any more than a small part in the disappointing trends in wages of many American workers. The challenge for all Americans is to embrace globalization and all of the benefits it brings, while adopting targeted policies to ease the very real pain of those few Americans whom globalization may harm. Globaphobia outlines a novel, yet sensible program for advancing this objective. Copublished with the Twentieth Century Fund and the Progressive Policy Institute

Author : Steve Chan,James R. Scarritt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136345968

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Coping with Globalization by Steve Chan,James R. Scarritt Pdf

This volume probes the interactions between domestic and international political economies, and inquires about their effects in different regional and national contexts. The contributors seek to identify persistent patterns as well as changing trends in regard to these important questions of theory and policy by applying systematic cross-national analyses.

Author : James G. Carrier
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2004-10-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780759115262

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Confronting Environments by James G. Carrier Pdf

Carrier and his group of international researchers tackle the complex factors affecting people's understandings of their environment-not just the natural environment, but landscapes shaped by humans, and their social contexts. The authors consider the impact of local events, such as tourism or environmental protection regimes, with detailed analyses of local cases. They also evaluate the large-scale political-economic forces that operate at regional and global levels, such as policies and bureaucratic requirements of international agencies and a country's position in global commodity markets. Their approach encourages policy makers and researchers to think about their natural and non-natural environment in novel ways. This book will be an excellent resource for all concerned with social, cultural and political-economic aspects of environmental use and conservation, and researchers in anthropology, geography, and political ecology.

Author : Manfred B. Steger
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781538129463

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Globalisms by Manfred B. Steger Pdf

Rather than reaching the “end of ideology” predicted only three decades ago, we find ourselves in the throes of an intensifying ideological struggle over the meaning and direction of globalization. Noted scholar Manfred B. Steger introduces readers to the clashing political belief systems of our time: market globalism, justice globalism, and religious globalism. He shows how these “globalisms” have developed and how their competing ideas articulate and legitimize particular political agendas. He focuses especially on the ways this battle of ideas has been extended through the unexpectedly powerful surge of antiglobalist populism, an ideological contender that stands in tension to pluralist values of liberal democracy. Explaining the origins, impacts, and consequences of the recent populist challenge, Steger considers the future prospects for the established globalisms in what promises to be a tumultuous decade—as global problems such as climate change, pandemics, transnational terrorism, financial crises, and cyber-warfare threaten humanity’s collective future.