Civilizing globalization : a survival guide / edited by Richard Sandbrook and Ali Burak Güven.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sandbrook, Richard, editor.

Güven, Ali Burak, editor.

Series:

SUNY series in radical social and political theory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization.

Physical Description:

ix, 362 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Revised and expanded edition.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2014]

Summary:

Is it possible to harness the benefits of economic globalization without sacrificing social equity, ecological sustainability, and democratic governance? The first edition of Civilizing Globalization (2003) explored this question at a time of widespread popular discontent. This fully revised and expanded edition comes at an equally crucial juncture. The period of relative stability and prosperity in the world economy that followed the release of the first edition ended abruptly in 2008 with a worldwide economic crisis that illustrated in dramatic fashion the enduring problems with our global order. Yet despite the gravity of the challenges, concrete initiatives for change remain insubstantial. Richard Sandbrook and Ali Burak Güven bring together international scholars and veteran activists to discuss in clear, nontechnical language the innovative political strategies, participatory institutional frameworks, and feasible regulatory designs capable of taming global markets so that they assume the role of useful servants rather than tyrannical masters. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Globalization: Encounters and Trends

1 The Economics of Globalization: Making Sense of the Conflicting Claims / Albert Berry Berry, Albert 19

2 Crisis and the East-South Turn / Jan Nederveen Pieterse Pieterse, Jan Nederveen 33

3 The European Union, Globalization, and the Problem of Legitimacy / Dermot Hodson Hodson, Dermot 49

4 Struggling with the Social Challenges of Globalization: Mexico, Chile, and South Korea / Judith Teichman Teichman, Judith 63

5 Poverty, Inequality, and Liberalization: A Tale of Two Indias / Mitu Sengupta Sengupta, Mitu 77

6 Globalization and Culture Wars: The Case of India / Anil Mathew Varughese Varughese, Anil Mathew 93

Part II Devising Political Strategies for Civilizing Globalization

7 Paths to Civilizing Globalization / Robert O'Brien O'Brien, Robert 109

8 How to Engage Globalization? / James H. Mittelman Mittelman, James H. 123

9 Constructing Counter-Hegemonic Globalization: Braiding Mobilizations and Linking Levels / Peter B. Evans Evans, Peter B. 137

10 Globalization-from-Below: An Innovative Politics of Resistance / Richard A. Falk Falk, Richard A. 151

Part III Recasting Democracy and Transnational Cooperation

11 The Democratic State in a Global Economy / Louis W. Pauly Pauly, Louis W. 173

12 Democracy and Globalization / Frank Cunningham Cunningham, Frank 185

13 The IMF and the World Bank: Meeting New Challenges / Ali Burak Güven Güven, Ali Burak 203

14 Development Assistance as if Poverty Really Matters / Cranford Pratt Pratt, Cranford 217

Part IV Regulating Markets for a Civilized Globalization

15 When Very Little Is Already Too Much: The Struggle for International Labor Standards / Frank Hoffer Hoffer, Frank 233

16 Transnational Unionism in the Global South / Robert Lambert Lambert, Robert, Edward Webster Webster, Edward 251

17 Protecting the Environment from Trade Agreements / Michelle Swenarchuk Swenarchuk, Michelle, Scott Sinclair Sinclair, Scott 267

18 Financing the Transition to a Low-Carbon Future / Rodney R. White White, Rodney R., Joseph Whitney Whitney, Joseph 281

19 Financial Transactions Taxation: Curbing Speculation, Funding Global Public Goods / Joy Kennedy Kennedy, Joy 295

20 Arts and Culture in World Trade: Promoting Cultural Diversity / Garry Neil Neil, Garry 309.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438452098

1438452098

OCLC:

858749623