The Globalization Syndrome
Book description
Here James Mittelman explains the systemic dynamics and myriad consequences of globalization, focusing on the interplay between globalizing market forces, in some instances guided by the state, and the needs of society. Mittelman finds that globalization is hardly a unified phenomenon but rather a syndrome of processes and activities: a…
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1 author picked The Globalization Syndrome as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is a good early analysis of globalization and the enormous transformations it is reputed to have brought about. Its contributions are many, including a conceptualization of globalization that goes beyond economic exchange to include cultural, social, and political dimensions of global interactions.
Overall, Mittelman sees the immense, unsettling tensions in globalization that are likely to give rise to contestation and conflict.
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