Globalization : : Critical Reflections / / ed. by James H. Mittelman.

The authors analyze the empirical trends constituting the globalization process in the late twentieth century and explain its underlying causes and consequences.

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Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]
©1996
Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (273 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • The Contributors
  • Preface
  • 1 The Dynamics of Globalization
  • 2 A Perspective on Globalization
  • Part 1 The Thrust of Globalization: Production and the State
  • 3 The Spatial Organization of Information Industries: Implications for the Role of the State
  • 4 The Elusive Last Lap in the Quest for Developed-Country Status
  • 5 Rethinking the Role of the State
  • Part 2 The Counterthrust to Globalization: Political and Cultural Resistance
  • 6 Global Restructuring and Labor: The Case of the South African Trade Union Movement
  • 7 New Social Movements: Democratic Struggles and Human Rights in Africa
  • 8 The Reconstitution of Hegemony: The Free Trade Act and the Transformation of Rural Mexico
  • 9 The Resurgence of Islam
  • Part 3 The Potential and Limits of Neoliberal Globalization
  • 10 Globalization, Democratization, and the Politics of Indifference
  • 11 How Does Globalization Really Work?
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Book