The expansion of capitalism and neoliberal ideologies have delivered
economic integration between countries and brought global
inter-connectedness to individuals. So why do so many people now feel
that they are citizens of nowhere, disparaged by the cosmopolitan
elites? Has democracy and the power of nation states been irredeemably
weakened by unfettered global finance, opaque forms of global
governance, and the power of transnational corporations? Can the huge
rise in social and economic inequality be reversed? Can diverse
cultural expression be maintained in a globalizing world? In the
context of the current nationalist backlash and the momentous impacts
of the COVID-19 pandemic, this thought-provoking volume considers
whether globalization is dead or whether it will survive, and perhaps
transform. Written in a clear and engaging style, the volume traces
the development of economic globalization starting from the first wave
of colonialization in the 15th century, through the first period of
globalization at the end of the 19th century, and up to the
contemporary period of globalization that started in the 1980s and
appears today to be teetering on the brink of collapse. It explores
the impacts of globalization on todays world, from global supply
chains and tax havens to rising economic inequality, climate change
and pandemics, and assesses the different impacts on rich and poor
countries, and on the rich and poor within countries. It then reviews
the growing anti-globalization sentiment, starting from the anti-IMF
protests that raged through developing countries in the 1980s and
1990s, to the emergence of the transnational anti-globalization
movement of the 2000s, to more recent uprisings such as the Arab
Spring, The Occupy Movement, the Gilets Jaunes, and to the current
populist nationalist backlash led by President Trump and embodied in
the 2016 Brexit vote. Sensing that globalization has reached a tipping
point, the book considers a range of possible scenarios for the future
world order, including nationalism, authoritarianism and democratic
globalism. Finally, it explores whether globalization can be
democratized in a world in which effective and inclusive global
governance is crucial to solving global problems, such as tackling
climate change, controlling global pandemics and upholding universal
human rights.
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ISBN
9780500775615
Publisert
2021
Utgiver
Thames & Hudson
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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