Today's wide economic gap between the postindustrial countries of the West and the poorer countries of the third world … is not new. Fifty years ago, the world economic order--two hundred years in the making--was already characterized by a … economic historian Jeffrey G. Williamson traces the great divergence between the third world and the West to this nexus of …

wit and accessible style to the subject of globalization. Notably, he argues that the true Clinton scandal lay in the … administration's mismanagement of globalization—resulting in the paradox of immense domestic policy success combined with dramatic … International Labour Organization instead of the WTO and via trade treaties. Bhagwati also criticizes the claim that "globalization …

economic powers has doubled the supply of labor to the integrated world economy. Economic theory suggests that such a dramatic … on wages for workers already in the integrated world economy, and wages for most workers in the United States have indeed … are required. Bhagwati, in his colorful and pithy style, focuses on globalization and free trade, while Blinder, erudite …

: the immaterial globalization enabled by the Internet. It is still possible, he argues, that the cyber-world will create a … perpetual growth. But the consequences of addiction to growth are dire in an era of globalization. If a billion Chinese consume … a billion cars, the future of the planet is threatened. But, Cohen points out, there is another kind of globalization …

Many writers either glorify globalization or vilify it, particularly for its destructive environmental effects. In this … book environmental sociologist Arthur Mol provides a more balanced understanding of the relationship between globalization … processes of modernization and globalization often result in environmental degradation, they also can encourage policies and …

, globalization entails competition among states as well as private entities to dominate the world's consciousness. Changes in formal …Media have been central to government efforts to reinforce sovereignty and define national identity, but globalization … Media and Sovereignty, Monroe Price focuses on emerging foreign policies that govern media in a world where war has …

the sometimes puzzling relationships among purity, price, and risk; the effect of globalization on the heroin and cocaine …

change, shifting product markets, and globalization. Chips and Change also offers insights into how chip firms have developed …

In Building Genetic Medicine, Shobita Parthasarathy shows how, even in an era of globalization, national context is …

synthesis of fifteen years of research—linking his own work to related research by others—on the globalization of production and …