List Books » Understanding Globalization: The Social Consequences of Political, Economic, and Environmental Change
Authors: Robert K. Schaeffer
ISBN-13: 9780742561809, ISBN-10: 0742561801
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Date Published: January 2009
Edition: 4th Edition
This book examines the globalization of production and its impact on work and gender relations, the impact of technology on workers around the world, the economic problems associated with debt crisis, the political opportunities associated with democratization, the impact of global warming, the reasons behind China's rise as an economic superpower, and the problems in countries across the Middle East that culminated in the attacks of 9/11.
This clearly written and vastly comprehensive book is a valuable and fascinating read. . . . Schaeffer turns his gaze to topics as varied as inflation, debt crises at home and abroad, stock market booms and busts, hunger and agriculture, free trade agreements, global climate change, democratization, and the global drug trade. In nearly every case, the research is solid and the choice of details fascinating. . . I would recommend this book for general readers . . . or mid-level courses wishing to incorporate a global perspective.
1 | Globalizing production in the United States, Western Europe, and Japan | 1 |
2 | Dollar devaluations | 35 |
3 | Fighting inflation | 61 |
4 | Debt crisis and globalization | 79 |
5 | Debt and taxes | 103 |
6 | Dictatorship and democracy | 123 |
7 | Falling commodity prices | 157 |
8 | The rise of China | 193 |
Collateral damage : the causes and consequences of 9/11 | 221 | |
9 | The legacy of partition in India and Pakistan : 1947-1948 | 223 |
10 | Partition in Palestine : 1948 | 235 |
11 | Revolution and war in Iran and Iraq : 1978-1980 | 255 |
12 | Revolution and war in Afghanistan | 271 |
13 | The aftermath of 9/11 | 281 |
14 | Global climate change | 293 |