VSI, Globalization

'Globalization' has become one of the defining buzzwords of our time - a term that describes a variety of accelerating economic, political, cultural, ideological, and environmental processes that are rapidly altering our experience of the world. It is by its nature a dynamic topic - and this Very Short Introduction has been fully updated for 2009, to include developments in global politics, the impact of terrorism, and environmental issues. Presenting globalization in accessible language as a multifaceted process encompassing global, regional, and local aspects of social life, Manfred B. Steger looks at its causes and effects, examines whether it is a new phenomenon, and explores the question of whether, ultimately, globalization is a good or a bad thing.

 

Preface to the Second Edition; 1. Globalization: a contested concept; 2. Globalization and history: is globalization a new phenomenon?; 3. The economic dimension of globalization; 4. The political dimension of globalization; 5. The cultural dimension of globalization; 6. The ecological dimension of globalization; 7. Ideologies of globalization: market globalism, justice globalism, jihadist globalism; 8. Assessing the future of globalization