Debating Globalization

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Debating Globalization is a short, accessible introductionto the debate about globalization written by many of the mostprominent figures in the field. Published by Polity in associationwith openDemocracy, the book is notable not just for focusing onthe pressing difficulties facing our world, but also on solutions.Rich and positive suggestions are made for reshaping globalizationinto a force that will work for humans everywhere. In an extended analysis, David Held provides a robust critiqueof the present order and sets out his alternative vision. Buildingon arguments he made in Global Covenant, he calls for a new globalpolitical agenda, informed by social democratic political values.His analysis has been criticized by leading figures and theirresponses follow in this book. There are chapters by, among others,Martin Wolf, Roger Scruton, Grahame Thompson, David Mepham, MeghnadDesai, Maria Livanos Cattaui, Patrick Bond, Benjamin Barber, JohnElkington, Takashi Inoguchi, Narcís Serra, and Anne-MarieSlaughter and Thomas N. Hale. The volume ends with David Held'sreply to his critics. The book provides a fascinating introduction to the debate aboutglobalization today.

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"The essays in this volume offer spirited engagement with Held'sThe Global Covenant, which is summarised at the start ofthis one as the point of departure for the debate ... The line-upof contributors is unquestionably impressive and diverse, andwithout exception the essays are lively and well written." Nicola Philips, Political Studies Review "Debating Globalization assembles leading scholars torethink the logic and consequences of globalization. Held and hiscolleagues wonderfully illuminate the great forces that aretransforming modern life." G. John Ikenberry, Princeton University "This brilliant book succeeds in bringing together two majorissues normally isolated in the international agenda: security anddevelopment, security and the human rights agenda. Essentialreading for students and policy-makers alike." Laurence Tubiana, Institut du développement durable,Paris "This book should be compulsory reading for governments,researchers, and social justice activists. The contributionsaddress what is arguably the single greatest challenge of our age:the unstable co-existence of mass poverty in the midst of globalprosperity. Avoiding simple blueprints, the book makes a compellingcase for a new pattern of globalization and an end to "business asusual" global governance." Kevin Watkins, Director UNDP Human Development ReportOffice
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