Globalization and the Third World

1. Introduction: The End of Geography and the Beginning of Conflicts
B. N. Ghosh

Part I. Clashes, Conflicts and Contradictory Dynamics

2. The Contradictory Dynamics of Globalization
Phillip Anthony O’Hara

3. Globalization, Cultural Conflicts, and Islamic Resurgence
Mustapha Kamal Pasha

4. Globalization and the Clash of Civilizations
Halil M. Guven

5. Globalization, Sub-national Governments and Urban Crises in the Developing World
Partha Gangopadhyay, Shyam Nath

Part II. Labour Market Distortions and Inequalities

6. Globalization, Labor Markets and Gender: Human Security Challenges from Cross-Border Sourcing in Services
Nahid Aslanbeigui, Gale Summerfield

7. How Does Globalization Affect Regional Inequality within a Developing Country? Evidence from China
Xiaobo Zhang, Kevin Honglin Zhang

8. Flexicurity, Casualization and Informalization of Global Labour Markets
Johannes D. Schmidt

9. Race to the Bottom: the Impact of Globalization on Labor Markets — a Review of Empirical and Theoretical Evidence
Ozay Mehmet

Part III. Capital, Technology and Finance

10. Globalization and the Agrarian Question: Peasants’ Conflicts in Africa and Asia
Samir Amin

11. Globalization, Capital Inflows and Financial Crises
B. N. Ghosh

12. Globalization and Incomplete Technology Transfer to Developing Countries
Franco Praussello

Part IV. Trade Liberalization and Unequal Competition

13. WTO and the South: Past, Present and Future
Raj Kumar Sen

14. Globalization, Trade Liberalization and Conflict: A Southern Perspective
Amitava Krishna Dutt

15. Globalization and Agricultural Trade: the Market Access and Food Security Dilemmas of Developing Countries
Tim Anderson

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, Development Studies, Development Policy, Development Economics, Sociology, general, Political Economy, Globalization