Globalization and Politics: Promises and DangersAshgate Pub., 2006 - 253 pages Globalization and Politics brings together vision and imaginative insight to the analysis of the evolution of inter-state politics to produce a clear, comprehensive and coherent sense of how globalization works and how it might work better. The study looks upon globalization as a distinct set of phenomena - energy, economy, environment and politics - all of which interact. Presenting opportunities for interdependency and governance, globalization offers both dangers and promises which explains why it is equally feared and praised. Globalization is an economic trend with strong spillovers and as such has become a political trend with cultural implications. This volume is an invaluable, highly readable new text for graduate and undergraduate courses. It sets out the key challenges for globalization in the 21st century and looks at the challenges, responses and risks of globalization. It is required reading for analysts, students and professionals who want to understand what's at stake in the globalization debate. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 40
Page 38
... Effect Human beings putting more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere warms the planet . The greenhouse effect is necessary for the planet , as otherwise the globe would be frozen and the planet would not be warm enough to support life as ...
... Effect Human beings putting more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere warms the planet . The greenhouse effect is necessary for the planet , as otherwise the globe would be frozen and the planet would not be warm enough to support life as ...
Page 39
... effect , but it could also conceivably damp down the warming . One effect is the ' ice - albedo ' feedback : As the world warms , ice caps will melt and water or land will replace parts of the Earth's surface that were once covered with ...
... effect , but it could also conceivably damp down the warming . One effect is the ' ice - albedo ' feedback : As the world warms , ice caps will melt and water or land will replace parts of the Earth's surface that were once covered with ...
Page 247
... effects 39 and greenhouse effect 38-9 and minimax / miniregret decision - making principle 221 and need for coordinated action 43 and potential impact of 199 and precautionary action 202 and prediction difficulties 221 and resilience to ...
... effects 39 and greenhouse effect 38-9 and minimax / miniregret decision - making principle 221 and need for coordinated action 43 and potential impact of 199 and precautionary action 202 and prediction difficulties 221 and resilience to ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
CHALLENGES | 15 |
Environmental Degradation and Environmentalism | 31 |
Copyright | |
17 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acid Africa agreement America anti-globalization movement ASEAN basic Cambridge carbon dioxide cent civil society climate change coalitions constitutional cooperation Court cultural decision democracy depletion disaster Earth economic ecosystems ECOWAS emissions energy enforcement environmental European Union fish fossil fuels framework Free Trade fundamental global crime global environment global market economy global warming globe governments greenhouse gases growth human development Human Development Index human rights hydrogen hydrogen economy implementation increase institutions International Criminal Court international organizations Internet Islamic major mankind meaning MERCOSUR million Moslem NAFTA oceans OECD open society ozone peace players political pollution population principles problems production promote protection public international law reduce regime regional coordination mechanisms regional groups regional integration regional organizations relevance risk rule of law social treaties United Nations University Press voting power waste whales World Bank
References to this book
Post-colonial Studies: The Key Concepts Bill Ashcroft,Gareth Griffiths,Helen Tiffin No preview available - 2007 |