1st Edition
Challenges of Globalization New Trends in International Politics and Society
Edited By Marika Lerch
Copyright 2005
267 Pages
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Routledge
276 Pages
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Routledge
267 Pages
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Routledge
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Globalization has been the "buzzword" in international political and academic discourse since the 1990s. It is used as a general descriptor of a world in which borders are becoming less and less important, while transnational flows of capital and goods, but also of ideas and people, cultural norms and values, crime, war, and viruses are increasing. If globalization's dynamics are to be fully... Read more
Acknowledgements Introduction Alfred Pfaller and Marika LerchPart 1: Globalization and Its Consequences 1. The Future of the State in an Era of Globalization Bob Jessop 2. Islam and Globalization: Secularism, Religion, and Radicalism Sean L. Yom 3. The New World of Privatized Violence Stefan Mair 4. Die Neustrukturierung der Geschlechterverhaltnisse im entgrenzten Markt Birgit SauerPart 2: Global Governance and Its Promises—the Political Dimension 5. Transcending or Defending the World of States? The United Nations and Its Members Stephen Schlesinger 6. Containing Entropy, Rebuilding the State: Challenges to International Order in the Age of Globalization Hanns W. Maull 7. Beyond Multilateralism: Global Public Policy Networks Jan Martin Witte, Wolfgang H. Reinicke, and Thorsten BennerPart 3: Global Governance and Its Promises—the Economic Dimension 8. A New Financial Architecture for Reducing Risks and Severity of Crises Stephany Griffith-Jones 9. Wanted: An International Exchange Rate Regime. The Missed Lesson of the Financial Crisis Heiner Flassbeck10. World Trade Order and the Beginning of the Decline of the Washington Consensus Howard M. Wachtel 11. Let Countries Go Bankrupt: The Case for Fair and Transparent Debt Arbitration Kunibert RafferPart 4: Global Governance and the Environment 12. Globalization and Governance: Bleak Prospects for Sustainability James N. Rosenau 13. Eco-Labelling in the Globalised Economy Ralph Piotrowski and Stefan Kratz Part 5: Prosperity for All: National Strategies in the Era of Globalization 14. Social Democracy in the Globalized Post-industrial Society Alfred Pfaller Contributors
Biography
Marika Lerch
