Globalization : debunking the myths / Lui Hebron and John F. Stack Jr.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-204) and index.

Globalization in the twenty-first century -- Conceptual perspectives on globalization -- Market integration -- Growth and development -- Democratization -- Sovereignty -- Culture -- The environment -- Globalization for all?

This text explores globalization and its impact from economic, political, social, environmental, and cultural perspectives. Providing a framework and platform for student learning, the book gives readers the tools to unravel the complexities of globalization in all its facets. Lui Hebron and John Stack note that as a hot-button term, globalization is used to describe any number of changes within, among, and between societies and states. Their goal is to reduce the noise engulfing debates and interpretations of one of the most dynamic, contested, applauded, and disparaged phenomena of the twenty-first century. Arguing that current assessments both positive and negative of globalization are overblown, the authors treat the dramatically changing landscapes of world politics as less a revolution than an evolution of already established structures and patterns of transnational relations. They trace how globalization has affected individuals, societies, states, and intergovernmental and supranational organizations.