Prospects and Ambiguities of Globalization: Critical Assessments at a Time of Growing Turmoil (Key Concepts in Philosophy) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0739126709 ISBN 13: 9780739126707

Publisher: Lexington Books, 2009

Synopsis

Assumptions and institutions that we have taken for granted for fifty years are proving inadequate for the world now emerging. Moreover, mono-casual explanations of rapid global change do not work. Religious as well as economic dynamics, cultural as well as political forces, environmental as well as military constraints, are frequently working at cross-purposes in shaping a globe we cannot yet fathom. The essays in this volume reach beyond the mere description of phenomena to explore deeper currents of institutional breakdown and competing cultural drives that are radically reshaping our world. Covering topics ranging from the New Silk Road to changes in school governance around the world, the authors offer a critical, historically-informed assessment of the diverse dynamics that are undermining or nullifying current paradigms of thought and action. Drawing on their diverse backgrounds in economics, international affairs, ethics, history, education, and religion, the authors share the conviction that long-standing assumptions about a state-centered, secular-tending, economically converging world are in large measure mistaken. A paradigm shift is required if we are to understand and constructively shape the twenty-first century world.

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About the Author

James W. Skillen is president of the Center for Public Justice, Washington D.C.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0739126709
• ISBN 13: 9780739126707
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 142
• Editor: Skillen James