Buch, Englisch, 282 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 658 g
The Juggernaut of the 21st Century
Buch, Englisch, 282 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 658 g
ISBN: 978-0-7546-7393-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
While some people debate whether globalization really exists, it proceeds apace, affecting all societies. It presents us with unknown challenges and, as governments start to discuss what to do about these challenges, it is becoming obvious that globalization is not manageable. With globalization the juggernaut of the 21st century, all countries of the world become interdependent in relation to the coming energy crisis, climate change, the sharper cleavages between rich and poor countries and people, and the emergence of a multicultural social structure. This interesting and erudite book adopts a distinctive approach to the multiple dimensions of the globalization debate. The impressive coverage of philosophical thought - including Popper, Weber, Habermas, Lipset and Hobbes - makes a valuable contribution to the debates on globalization.
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Introduction The Challenges of Globalization, World Capitalism and the Global Open Society; Part 1 Rejecting the Cornucopian View; Chapter 1 Resilience is better than Anticipation: Wildavsky was both Right and Wrong; Chapter 2 The Energy-Environment Conundrum: Why Hubbert’s Pessimism is Grounded; Part 2 March of the Juggernaut; Chapter 3 World Capitalism and Unsustainable Lifestyles: Veblen is Still Relevant Today; Chapter 4 The Asian Miracle: Perhaps Lipset was Wrong about Affluence Producing Democracy, or Gerschenkron might have Predicted Correctly; Chapter 5 Globalization Ripping Poor States Apart: Why Hobbes may have been Just about Right; Part 3 Coordination Hopes; Chapter 6 Logic of International Coordination: The Wicksell Approach to Political Cooperation among States; Chapter 7 Balassa, Regional Organization and Economic Convergence in the EU Club of States; Chapter 8 Global Rule of Law? Kelsen was Contradictory about the Nature of Public International Law; Part 4 Fundamentalism and the Global Open Society; Chapter 9 Epistemology for a Global Open Society: Popper and Derrida Endorsing a Critical Society; Chapter 10 Human Values in the Global Open Society: Weber and Habermas on Respect for the Values Diversity; Chapter 11 The Problem of Religious Fundamentalism: Why No Spinoza in the Arab Culture Despite Averroes?; conclusion Conclusions;
