Predatory globalization : a critique

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Predatory globalization : a critique

Richard Falk

Polity Press , Blackwell Publishers, 1999

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-213) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780745609355

Description

Trends towards economic globalization are changing the world in fundamental respects. The author puts forward a strong case for challenging some central features of the current version of globalization, asking whether it is possible to restore the compassionate and responsible state given present global conditions.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Part I. Diagnosing the Challenge: 1. Democratizing, Internationalizing, and Globalizing: A Collage of Blurred Images. 2. Co-opting the Sovereign State. 3. On the Political Economy of World Order. 4. A Regional Approach to World Order. Part II: Substantive Dimensions: 5. The Illegitimacy of the Non-Proliferation Regime. 6. The Quest for Human Rights. 7. The Outlook for UN Reform: Necessary but Impossible. Part III: New Directions: 8. Resisting "Globalization-from-Above" through "Globalization-from-Below". 9. Global Civil Society: Perspectives, Initiatives, Movements. 10. Recasting Citizenship. 11. Toward Normative Renewal. Notes. Index.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780745609362

Description

Trends towards economic globalization are changing the world in fundamental respects.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Part I. Diagnosing the Challenge:. 1. Democratizing, Internationalizing, and Globalizing: A Collage of Blurred Images. 2. Co-opting the Sovereign State. 3. On the Political Economy of World Order. 4. A Regional Approach to World Order. Part II: Substantive Dimensions:. 5. The Illegitimacy of the Non-Proliferation Regime. 6. The Quest for Human Rights. 7. The Outlook for UN Reform: Necessary but Impossible. Part III: New Directions:. 8. Resisting "Globalization-from-Above" through "Globalization-from-Below". 9. Global Civil Society: Perspectives, Initiatives, Movements. 10. Recasting Citizenship. 11. Toward Normative Renewal. Notes. Index.

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  • NCID
    BA44808236
  • ISBN
    • 074560935X
    • 0745609368
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge, U.K.,Malden, Mass.
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 217 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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