Global Issues

25 Rev ed
ISBN: 978-0-07-812770-0
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 211 mm x 276 mm, Gewicht: 477 g

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Jackson, Robert M.

Jackson, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

AE: Global Issues, 09/10PrefaceCorrelation GuideTopic GuideInternet ReferencesUnit 1: Global Issues in the Twenty-First Century: An OverviewUnit Overview1. A Special Moment in History, Bill McKibben, The Atlantic, May 1998The interconnected dangers of overpopulation, climate change, and pollution have been in the headlines for years, but doomsday has not yet arrived. Bill McKibben examines two important questions: What if we have already inflicted serious damage on the planet? And what if there are only a few decades left to salvage a stable environment?2. Can Extreme Poverty Be Eliminated?, Jeffrey D. Sachs, Scientific American, September 2005One of the United Nations Millennium Project’s goals was reducing by half the level of extreme poverty by 2015. The director of the project describes how business as usual has to be replaced with programs that address the underlying causes of poverty by improving health, education, water, sanitation, food production, and roads.3. The Ideology of Development, William Easterly, Foreign Policy, July/August 2007The author critically evaluates both the economic and political assumptions of development theorists such as Jeffrey Sachs and Thomas Friedman. Easterly argues that the top down approach managed by international bureaucrats has done little to alleviate poverty while at the same time minimizing local solutions to economic challenges. This article is an excellent companion piece to other articles in this section, for it presents a distinctly different perspective.4. The Rise of the Rest, Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek, May 12, 2008There is considerable speculation about the future role of the United States in the international economic system. The author discusses the growing political and economic importance of other countries and how the United States must learn to adapt if it is going to maintain its ability to lead.5. Feminists and Fundamentalists, Kavita Ramdas, Current History, March 2006The women’s movement had great success during the twentieth century. Today, it faces a backlash. The new challenges facing women are discussed along with strategies to meet them. Unit 2: Population and Food ProductionUnit Overview6. The Century Ahead, Chris Wilson, Daedalus, Winter 2006Rapid population growth was the dominant demographic trend in the twentieth century. The author argues that the twenty-first century is likely to be the century of aging. The implications of this demographic transition are examined in different regions of the world.7. Africa’s Restless Youth, Michelle Gavin, Current History, May 2007While much of the world’s population is aging, Africa is in the midst of a demographic youth bulge. The social and political consequences of this are described in this article.8. Still Hungry: One Eighth of the World’s People Do Not Have Enough to Eat, Per Pinstrup-Andersen and Fuzhi Cheng, Scientific American, September 2007The cause of hunger is not insufficient food production. Factors contributing to hunger are discussed along with identifying who is hungry and where they are located.9. Pandemic Pandemonium, Josh N. Ruxin, National Journal, July/August 2008A broad discussion of various diseases and the potential for pandemics is presented here. The article describes the efforts and challenges facing national and internatio