In search of the good life : the ethics of globalization / Rebecca Todd Peters.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peters, Rebecca Todd.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Globalization.

Christian ethics--Reformed authors.

Christian ethics.

Feminist ethics.

Physical Description:

xi, 228 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Continuum, [2004]

Summary:

In this groundbreaking book, Peters explores the phenomenon of globalization and asks whether it helps or harms society. She identifies and examines four competing theories of globalization and argues that these four visions of our world are incomplete and ultimately unhelpful. Instead, she offers a set of normative criteria that should guide all of society in a world characterized by globalization.

Contents:

A cacophony of voices : situating the conversation

The ethics of globalization : developing a normative Christian ethical approach to globalization

Globalization as new world order : neoliberalism as the reigning economic paradigm

Globalization as social development : reformation attempts of social equity liberalism

Globalization as localization : reconnecting to people and the earth

Globalization as neocolonialism : the struggle of people's movements for global solidarity

The good life for whom? : critiquing the four theories of globalization

The future of globalization : seeking pathways of transformation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-221) and index.

ISBN:

0826416209

OCLC:

54881966