{"product_id":"debating-globalization-9780745635255","title":"Debating Globalization","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDebating Globalization is a short, accessible introduction to the debate about globalization written by many of the most prominent figures in the field. Published by Polity in association with openDemocracy, the book is notable not just for focusing on the pressing difficulties facing our world, but also on solutions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The essays in this volume offer spirited engagement with Held's \u003ci\u003eThe Global Covenant,\u003c\/i\u003e which is summarised at the start of this one as the point of departure for the debate ... The line-up of contributors is unquestionably impressive and diverse, and without exception the essays are lively and well written.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicola Philips, \u003ci\u003ePolitical Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDebating Globalization\u003c\/i\u003e assembles leading scholars to rethink the logic and consequences of globalization. Held and his colleagues wonderfully illuminate the great forces that are transforming modern life.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eG. John Ikenberry, \u003ci\u003ePrinceton University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This brilliant book succeeds in bringing together two major issues normally isolated in the international agenda: security and development, security and the human rights agenda. Essential reading for students and policy-makers alike.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaurence Tubiana, \u003ci\u003eInstitut du développement durable, Paris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book should be compulsory reading for governments, researchers, and social justice activists. The contributions address what is arguably the single greatest challenge of our age: the unstable co-existence of mass poverty in the midst of global prosperity. Avoiding simple blueprints, the book makes a compelling case for a new pattern of globalization and an end to \"business as usual\" global governance.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin Watkins, \u003ci\u003eDirector UNDP Human Development Report Office\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes on Contributors. \u003cp\u003ePreface by Anthony Barnett and Casper Henderson.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction by Anthony Barnett and Caspar Henderson.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Globalization: The Dangers and the Answers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDavid Held.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Case for Optimism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMartin Wolf.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Delusions of Internationalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoger Scruton.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Limits to Globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrahame Thompson.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e· 5. The Far Side of Globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDavid Mepham.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Social Democracy as World Panacea.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeghnad Desai.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. The Test of Practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaria Livanos Cattaui.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Top Down or Bottom Up.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e· Patrick Bond.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Globalization Reality Check.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Elkington.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Three Modes of Order.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTakashi Inoguchi.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNarcis Serra.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Global Governance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnne-Marie Slaughter \u0026amp; Thomas N. Hale.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. America, the UN and the World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKofi Annan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. What are the Dangers and the Answers?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDavid Held.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Barcelona Development Agency.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New Human Security Doctrine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMary Kaldor \u0026amp; Marlies Glasius.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037644063063,"sku":"9780745635255","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745635255.jpg?v=1750936646","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/debating-globalization-9780745635255","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}