Regional perspectives on globalization / edited by Paul Bowles ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bowles, Paul.

Series:

International political economy series (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))

International political economy series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization--Economic aspects.

Globalization.

Economic development.

Neoliberalism.

Physical Description:

xiii, 221 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.

Summary:

Bringing together an international array of contributors from twelve major regions of the world, this collection provides a unique window on globalization, allowing for the first time for a comparison of perspectives on globalization and how they differ by region. How, for example, does the understanding of globalization in North America compare with that in South Asia? Or with that in Central Europe or West Africa? Providing a truly global dialogue on globalization, this book offers new perspectives for its analysis, exploring its impacts and analysing the forms that responses and resistance take. By grounding their assessing in the experience of particular regions, the contributors reveal the varied meanings and effects of globalization across the globe.

Contents:

2 A Rhetorical Weapon? A Perspective from North America / Eric Helleiner 13

3 A Neoliberal Project: A Perspective from Central America and the Caribbean / Wim Dierckxsens, Carlos G. Aguilar 27

4 The Crisis of Neoliberal Globalization: A Perspective from South America / Paulo Fagundes Vizentini 40

5 Negotiating the Limits of the Possible: A Perspective from Western Europe / Andreas Antoniades 54

6 Globalization in Disguise: A Perspective from Central Europe / Jacek Kochanowicz 70

7 Cultural Encounters of the Uneven Kind: A Perspective from the Arab World / Galal Amin 88

8 A Force for Integration or Marginalization? A Perspective from West Africa / Amadu Sesay, Kehinde Olayode 102

9 The Contradictions between Globalization and Development? A Perspective from Southern Africa / Lisa Thompson 118

10 Super-Imperialism: A Perspective from East Africa / Mary Njeri Kinyanjui, Felix Kiruthu 135

11 Enforced Globalization and the Neoliberal Path to Development: A Perspective from South Asia / Nasreen Khundker 151

12 A Roller Coaster Ride: A Perspective from South East Asia / Walden Bello 169

13 From Benign Force to Contested Terrain: A Perspective from East Asia / Kwong-leung Tang 189

14 The Lexicon of Globalization: Comparative Regional Perspectives / Paul Bowles, Henry Veltmeyer 207.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0230004660

9780230004665

OCLC:

72989114

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