Rethinking globalization(s) : from corporate transnationalism to local interventions / edited by Preet S. Aulakh and Michael G. Schechter.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Aulakh, Preet S., 1962-

Schechter, Michael G.

Series:

International political economy series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World politics--1989-.

World politics.

International economic relations.

Physical Description:

xviii, 285 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2000.

Summary:

Contributors from diverse disciplinary, ideological, and theoretical perspectives examine the multiple aspects and dimensions of globalization in this impressive collection. By employing a variety of methodological approaches, the authors provide insights into the role of numerous agents in furthering the process and project or present and future globalization(s), as manifested in economic, political and cultural domains.

Contents:

1 The Multidimensionality of Globalization: A Critical Perspective / Preet S. Aulakh, Michael G. Schechter 1

Part I Actually Existing Globalization(s)

2 Can Globality Bring a Good Society? / Jan Aart Scholte 13

3 Actually Existing Globalization / Peter Dorman 32

4 Globalization and Power / Howard H. Lentner 56

5 Transnational Communities: Examining Migration in a Globally Integrated World / Steven J. Gold 73

6 Chinese and American Discourse on Modernity and Identity in the Modern Era: Issues of Cultural Universalism and Particularism in the Theory of Globalization / Simei Qing 91

Part II The Impacts of Globalization

7 Globalization in the Developing World: State Capacity, Social Fragmentation, and Embeddedness / Gina Lambright, Nicholas van de Walle 123

8 Financial Globalization and Its Impact on Emerging Markets / Jiawen Yang 153

9 Handicraft Communities in Globalization: Reflections from Salvadoran Experiences / Juan Pablo Perez Sainz, Katharine Andrade-Eekhoff 172

10 The Impacts of Globalization on Environmental Struggles in a South African City / Christine Root, David Wiley, Sven Peek 198

11 Globalization's Impact on the Marking/Marketing of Islam / Hildy Teegen, Marta Teegen 218

12 Daughters and Generals in the Politics of the Globalized Sneaker / Cynthia Enloe 238

Part III Beyond Existing Globalization

13 Blade Runner Capitalism: A New Narrative on Globalization / Marc T. Jones 249

14 The Future of Globalization: Toward a Post-Hegemonic Consensus in Global Economic Policy / Jonas Zoninsein 268.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0312226004

OCLC:

41871211