The Dark Side of Globalization / UN.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

UN.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic and Social Development.

Local Subjects:

Economic and Social Development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (326 pages)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : United Nations, 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Globalization has brought many benefits, including the reduction of poverty in several countries. But it also has a dark side: the unleashing of negative forces as a result of the compression of time and space made possible by modern technology. From arms trafficking in West Africa through armed insurgencies in South Asia and the upsurge of jihad in the age of globalization, this book examines the challenges that the dark forces of globalization pose to the international system and the responses they have triggered. Written largely by authors from developing countries, the book's goal is to help maximize the beneficial consequences of globalization while muting its baleful effects.

Contents:

Foreword: In the penumbra of globalization

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Introduction: Globalization and transnational uncivil society

Globalization, imperialism and violence

New state structures in South America

The African connection

Arms trafficking in West Africa

Organized crime in Southern Africa

Maoism in a globalizing India

Globalization and South Asian insurgencies

Terrorism and political movement in Kashmir

Jihad in the age of globalization

Security challenges in a unipolar globalized world

Regional integration as a response to globalization

Civil society and trade protests in the Americas

Global production, local protest and the Uruguay river pulp mills project

Actors and activities in the anti-human trafficking movement

Conclusions: A bumpy ride to globalization, Google and jihad.

ISBN:

9789210563352

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