The Globalization Syndrome : : Transformation and Resistance / / James H. Mittelman.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Mittelman, James H.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2000]; ©2000
• Year of Publication: 2000
• Edition: Core Textbook
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (304 p.) :; 3 tables

Here James Mittelman explains the systemic dynamics and myriad consequences of globalization, focusing on the interplay between globalizing market forces, in some instances guided by the state, and the needs of society. Mittelman finds that globalization is hardly a unified phenomenon but rather a syndrome of processes and activities: a set of ideas and a policy framework. More specifically, globalization is propelled by a changing division of labor and power, manifested in a new regionalism, and challenged by fledgling resistance movements. The author argues that a more complete understanding of globalization requires an appreciation of its cultural dimensions. From this perspective, he considers the voices of those affected by this trend, including those who resist it and particularly those who are hurt by it. The Globalization Syndrome is among the first books to present a holistic and multilevel analysis of globalization, connecting the economic to the political and cultural, joining agents and multiple structures, and interrelating different local, regional, and global arenas. Mittelman's findings are drawn mainly from the non-Western worlds. He provides a cross-regional analysis of Eastern Asia, an epicenter of globalization, and Southern Africa, a key node in the most marginalized continent. The evidence shows that while offering many benefits to some, globalization has become an uneasy correlation of deep tensions, giving rise to a range of alternative scenarios.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Dynamics of Globalization -- PA RT I : THE GLOBAL DIVISION OF LABOR AND POWER -- Chapter 2. Rethinking the International Division of Labor -- Chapter 3. Globalization and Migration -- Chapter 4. Global Poverty and Gender (Coauthored with Ashwini Tambe -- Chapter 5. Marginalization: Opening the Market in Mozambique -- PART II : REGIONALISM AND GLOBALIZATION -- Chapter 6. The "New Regionalism" -- Chapter 7. Global Hegemony and Regionalism (Coauthored with Richard Falk) -- Chapter 8. Subregional Responses to Globalization -- PART III: RESISTANCE TO GLOBALIZATION -- Chapter 9. Conceptualizing Resistance to Globalization (Coauthored with Christine B. N. Chin) -- Chapter 10. Environmental Resistance Politics -- Chapter 11. Global Organized Crime (Coauthored with Robert Johnston) -- Chapter 12. Conclusion: Contents and Discontents -- Appendix: Interview Questionnaire -- References -- Index