Suny Radical Social and Political Theory

List of Illustrations Introduction: Envisioning a Civilized Globalization Ali Burack Guven and Richard Sandbrook Part I: Globalization: Encounters and Trends 1. The Economics of Globalization: Making Sense of the Conflicting Claims Albert Berry 2. Crisis and the East-South Turn Jan Nederveen Pieterse 3. The European Union, Globalization, and the Problem of Legitimacy Dermot Hodson 4. Struggling with the Social Challenges of Globalization: Mexico, Chile, and South Korea Judith Teichman 5. Poverty, Inequality, and Liberalization: A Tale of Two Indias Mitu Sengupta 6. Globalization and Culture Wars: The Case of India Anil Mathew Varughese Part II: Devising Political Strategies for Civilizing Globalization 7. Paths to Civilizing Globalization Robert O'Brien 8. How to Engage Globalization? James H. Mittelman 9. Constructing Counter-Hegemonic Globalization: Braiding Mobilization and Linking Levels Peter B. Evans 10. Globalization-from-Below: An Innovative Politics of Resistance Richard A. Falk Part III: Recasting Democracy and Transnational Cooperation 11. The Democratic State in a Global Economy Louis W. Pauly 12. Democracy and Globalization Frank Cunningham 13. The IMF and the World Bank: Meeting New Challenges Ali Burak Guven 14. Development Assistance as if Poverty Really Matters Cranford Pratt Part IV: Regulating Markets for a Civilized Globalization 15. When Very Little Is Already Too Much: The Struggle for International Labor Standards Frank Hoffer 16. Transnational Unionism in the Global South Robert Lambert and Edward Webster 17. Protecting the Environment from Trade Agreements Michelle Swenarchuk and Scott Sinclair 18. Financing the Transition to a Low-Carbon Future Rodney R. White and Joseph Whitney 19. Financial Transactions Taxation: Curbing Speculation, Funding Global Public Goods Joy Kennedy 20. Arts and Culture in World Trade: Promoting Cultural Diversity Garry Neil Conclusion: The Left, Globalization, and the Future Richard Sandbrook Contributors Index