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In defense of globalization

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Publication details: New Delhi Oxford University Press 2004Description: 308p ixISBN:
  • 0195670515
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.9 BHA BHA
Contents:
Contents; Preface ; I Coping with Anti-Globa1ization; 1. Anti-Globalization: Why? 2. Globalization: Socially, Not Just Economically, Benign 3. Globalization Is Good but Not Good Enough 4. Non-Governmental Organizations II Globa1ization's Human Face: Trade and Corporations 5. Poverty: Enhanced or Diminished? 6. Child Labor: Increased or Reduced? 7. Women: Harmed or Helped? 8. Democracy at Bay? 9. Culture Imperiled or Enriched? 10. Wages and Labor Standards at Stake? 11. Environment in Peril? 12. Corporations: Predatory or Beneficial? III Other Dimensions of Globalization 13. The Perils of Gung-ho International Financial Capitalism 14. International Flows of Humanity IV Appropriate Governance: Making Globalization Work Better 15. Appropriate Governance: An Overview 16. Coping with Downsides 228 17. Accelerating the Achievement of Social Agendas 18. Managing Transitions: Optimal, Not Maximal, Speed V In Conclusion 19. And So, Let Us Begin Anew Glossary: Acronyms, Phrases and Concepts Notes Index
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Contents;
Preface ;
I Coping with Anti-Globa1ization;
1. Anti-Globalization: Why?
2. Globalization: Socially, Not Just Economically, Benign
3. Globalization Is Good but Not Good Enough
4. Non-Governmental Organizations
II Globa1ization's Human Face: Trade and Corporations
5. Poverty: Enhanced or Diminished?
6. Child Labor: Increased or Reduced?
7. Women: Harmed or Helped?
8. Democracy at Bay?
9. Culture Imperiled or Enriched?
10. Wages and Labor Standards at Stake?
11. Environment in Peril?
12. Corporations: Predatory or Beneficial?
III Other Dimensions of Globalization
13. The Perils of Gung-ho International Financial Capitalism
14. International Flows of Humanity
IV Appropriate Governance: Making Globalization Work Better
15. Appropriate Governance: An Overview
16. Coping with Downsides 228
17. Accelerating the Achievement of Social Agendas
18. Managing Transitions: Optimal, Not Maximal, Speed
V In Conclusion
19. And So, Let Us Begin Anew
Glossary: Acronyms, Phrases and Concepts
Notes
Index