Regional Perspectives on Globalization [Hardcover]

The authors provide new perspectives on how we should think about globalization, its impacts and forms of resistance and response. Twelve regional chapters, encompassing all of the major regions of the world, provide a global dialogue and reveal the varied meanings and effects of globalization.Introduction; P.Bowles & H.Veltmeyer A Rhetorical Weapon? A North American Perspective; E.Helleiner The Neoliberal Project: A Perspective from Central America and the Caribbean; W.Dierckxsens & C.G.Aguilar The Crisis of Neoliberal Globalization: A Perspective from South America; P.Vizentini Negotiating the Possible: A Perspective from Western Europe; A.Antoniades Globalization in Disguise: A Perspective from Central Europe; J.Kochanowicz Cultural Encounters of the Uneven Kind: A Perspective from the Arab World; G.Amin A Force for Integration or Marginalization? A Perspective from West Africa; A.Sesay & K.Olayode The Contradiction between Globalization and Development: A Perspective from Southern Africa; L.Thompson Super-Imperialism: A Perspective from East Africa; M.Kinyanjui Enforced Globalization and the Neoliberal Path to Development: A Perspective from South Asia; N.Khundker A Rollercoaster Ride: A Perspective from Southeast Asia; W.Bello From Benign Force to Contested Terrain: A Perspective from East Asia; K.Tang The Lexicon of Globalization: Comparative Regional Perspectives; P.Bowles & H.VeltmeyerCARLOS G. AGUILAR Facilitator of the Grupo de Agricultura y Comercio de la Alianza Social Continental (Agriculture and Trade Group of the Hemispheric Social Alliance) (ASC)GALAL AMIN Professor of Economics, The American University in Cairo, EgyptANDREAS ANTONIADES Tutorial Fellow in International Relations and Visiting Fellow, Centre for International Studies, London School of Economics, UKWALDEN BELLO Professor of Sociology, University of the PhilippinesWIM DIERCKXSENS Researcher, Department of Ecumenical Research, Costa Rica, and Director for Latin America of lãQ