Globalization and the Third World: A Study of Negative Consequences

List of Tables List of Figures Notes on the Contributors Introduction: The End of Geography and the Beginning of Conflict; B.N.Ghosh PART ONE: CLASHES, CONFLICTS AND CONTRADICTORY DYNAMICS The Contradictory Dynamics of Globalization; P.A.O'Hara Globalization, Cultural Conflicts and Islamic Resurgence; M.K.Pasha Globalization and the Clash of Civilisations; H.M.Guven Globalization, Sub-national Governments and Urban Crises in Developing World; P.Gangopadhyay & S.Nath PART TWO: LABOUR MARKET DISTORTIONS AND INEQUALITIES Globalization, Labour Markets and Gender: Human Security Challenges from Cross-Borders Sourcing in Services; N.Aslanbeigui & G.Summerfield How Does Globalization Affect Regional Inequality within a Developing Country?: Evidence from China; X.Zhang & K.H.Zhang Flexicurity, Casualization and Informalization of Global Labour Markets; J.D.Schmidt Race to the Bottom: The Impact of Globalization on Labour Markets: A Review of Empirical and Theoretical Evidence; O.Mehmet PART THREE: CAPITAL, TECHNOLOGY AND FINANCE Globalization and the Agrarian Question: Peasants Conflicts in Africa and Asia; S.Amin Globalization, Capital Inflows and Financial Crises; B.N.Ghosh Globalization and Incomplete Technology Transfer to Developing Countries; F.Praussello PART FOUR: TRADE LIBERALIZATION AND UNEQUAL COMPETITION WTO and the South: Past, Present and Future; R.K.Sen Globalization, Trade Liberalization and Conflict: A Southern Perspective; A.K.Dutt Globalization and Agricultural Trade: The Market Access and Food Security Dilemmas of Developing Countries; T.Anderson Index

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 134928131X
• ISBN13: 9781349281312
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 269 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"