Reshaping globalization : multilateral dialogues and new policy initiatives / edited by Andrea Krizsán and Violetta Zentai.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zentai, Violetta.

Krizsán, Andrea.

Series:

CPS Books 1587-6942

CPS Books, 1587-6942

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International economic relations--Congresses.

International economic relations.

Globalization--Economic aspects--Congresses.

Globalization.

Globalization--Economic aspects.

Globalization--Social aspects--Congresses.

Globalization--Social aspects.

Globalization--Political aspects--Congresses.

Globalization--Political aspects.

Free trade--Congresses.

Free trade.

International trade agencies--Congresses.

International trade agencies.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

327 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

English edition.

Place of Publication:

Budapest ; New York : Central European University Press, 2003.

Summary:

If the importance of globalization were judged by the volume of discussion it has generated, it would surely be a concept of fundamental importance in the contemporary world. And yet, as a concept, globalization is often indigestible, meaning different things to different people, and remaining obscure in its connotations. A virtue of this volume of essays is that the phenomena of globalization are made more approachable by being divided into five discrete themes, each of which forms part of the overall concept and each of which has important implications for policy decisions at the international, regional, and national levels. By differentiating the concept in this way -- into the production of global knowledge, the provision of global public goods, the global trade system, global foreign aid, and global governance -- the analysis is sharpened in an illuminating and stimulating manner. At the same time, the editors, Drs Violetta Zentai and Andrea Krizsan, provide a masterly introductory essay that shows how the various parts make up the whole. The fact that the book is a product of an international conference held at the Central European University shortly after September 11 in 2001, adds a layer to its significance. The Center for Policy Studies at the Central European University and its collaborators deserve praise for such a thorough and timely analysis of these various strands of globalization. Book jacket.

Contents:

I. Production of Global Knowledge

Policy Knowledge in the Global Agora / Diane Stone 41

When Relativism Becomes a Marketing Strategy: Globalization, Knowledge and the World Language System / Daniel Dor 63

II. Social Values and Public Goods

The Prospects for Equitable Access to Social Provision in a Globalizing World / Bob Deacon 75

September 11, the Anti-Terror Campaign and the Prevention of Violent Conflict / Andrew Mack 95

Between Cunning States and Unaccountable International Institutions: Social Movements and Rights of Local Communities to Common Property Resources / Shalini Randeria 101

Corruption, Anti-Corruption Sentiments, and the Rule of Law / Ivan Krastev 135

III. The Global Trade System and Development

Why Trade Must Triumph in the 21st Century: Lessons from the Past / Jean-Pierre Lehmann 157

The WTO and The New Development-Oriented Trade Round / John Whalley 181

Globalization and Economic Systems: A Homogeneity Test / Laszlo Csaba 197

IV. New Sources of Funding and Reforming the aid System

Strengthening the Aid System / Jonathan Fried, Bruce Rayfuse 219

Can Aid Help Globalization Work? / Vira Nanivska 239

Innovative Sources of Financing for Development / Jean-Pierre Landau 247

V. Need for A Global Governance?

Global Governance and Multinational Business / Cho Khong 255

The Global Citizens' Movement: A New Actor for a New Politics / Susan George 265

Civil Society and the Governance of Global Finance / Jan Aart Scholte 287.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Papers from a conference organized by the Central European University in Budapest in October 2001.

ISBN:

9639241636

OCLC:

51848453