Predatory Globalization A Critique [Paperback]

Trends towards economic globalization are changing the world in fundamental respects.Introduction.

Part I. Diagnosing the Challenge:.

1. Democratizing, Internationalizing, and Globalizing: A Collage of Blurred Images.

2. Co-opting the Sovereign State.

3. On the Political Economy of World Order.

4. A Regional Approach to World Order.

Part II: Substantive Dimensions:.

5. The Illegitimacy of the Non-Proliferation Regime.

6. The Quest for Human Rights.

7. The Outlook for UN Reform: Necessary but Impossible.

Part III: New Directions:.

8. Resisting Globalization-from-Above through Globalization-from-Below .

9. Global Civil Society: Perspectives, Initiatives, Movements.

10. Recasting Citizenship.

11. Toward Normative Renewal.

Notes.

Index.

'This beautifully written book, drawing on a rich experience of scholarship and engagement, offers us a new language with which to comprehend the uncharted terrain of the contemporary world. Terms like predatory globalization or normative democracy among others brilliantly encapsulate some of the key issues of our time - the current ways of human suffering as well as the new hopes for human emancipation.' Mary Kaldor, Global Civil Society Programme, London School of Economics

'Falk's Predatory Globalization is a most insightful turn-of-the-century intellectual contribution. It defines clearly the humane underpinnings of a vibrant world community that allows and encourages much needed ideological mobility and cross-fertilization. Anticipating the 21st century trends, Falk proves once agal³ƒ