Globalization and the Challenges of a New Century: A Reader - Hardcover

O'Meara, Patrick; Mehlinger, Howard; Krain, Matthew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0253336589 ISBN 13: 9780253336583

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 2000

Synopsis

This is a blue ribbon collection of major articles and position papers on the concept of globalisation. By bringing together a number of major thinkers and different perspectives, this book provides a broad introduction to the topic, which lays the groundwork for an interdisciplinary collaborative dialogue. Contributors include Kofi Annan, Francis Fukuyama, and Bill McKibben. The fact that we live in a globally interconnected world has become a cliche. Scholars, business leaders, and policy makers are increasingly concerned with globalisation, yet the study of these changes is still in its infancy. There is little consensus on how to approach the subject of globalisation or how our lives will be affected by it. By bringing together a number of major thinkers and different perspectives, this book provides an introduction to the topic. It broadens the scope and lays the ground work for an interdisciplinary collaborative dialogue.

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Review

"Globalisation and the Challenges of the New Century is an anthology of previously published articles. . . the editors should be congratulated for moving beyond the established canon of political economy to include writings by environmentalists and one piece by an Indian corporate manager rather than more words from the familiar voices of the western business scene. The great strength of the editors' selection, however, is that it tends towards fairly accessible texts. . . for those who need a more gentle point of entry into contentious debates, these can be very useful additions to teaching curricula." -- The Times Higher Education Supplement, Textbook Guide, Issue No. 7, 24 November 2000

Edition details

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0253336589
• ISBN 13: 9780253336583
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 576