The Contemporary World A Short History of Global Market Integration in the Twentieth Century . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Attributes of Global Corporations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Process Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Chapter 4 The Global Interstate System Introduction............................................ 26 Effects of Globalization on Governments ..................... 27 Institutions Governing International Relations .................. 28 Internationalism Versus Globalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Process Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Chapter 5 Contemporary Global Governance Introduction............................................ 33 Roles and Functions of the United Nations .................... 34 Challenges of Global Governance in the Twenty-First Century ................................ 36 The Relevance of the State amid Globalization ................. 37 Process Questions ...................................... 38 Activities .............................................. 39 Chapter 6 Global Divides: The North and the South Introduction............................................ 40 Defining the Global South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Global South and the Third World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Latin American Experiences and New Global Relations . . . . . . . . . . 42 Process Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
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Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix Chapter 1 Introduction to the Study of Globalization Introduction............................................. 1 Competing Definitions and Aspects of Globalization .............. 2 Solid Modernity and Liquid Modernity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Tendencies of Globalization: Heterogeneity and Homogeneity . . . . . . 7 Process Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Chapter 2 The Global Economy Introduction............................................ 12 Defining Economic Globalization ............................ 13 Actors Facilitating Economic Globalization .................... 14 The Modern World System ................................ 15 Process Questions ...................................... 16 Activities .............................................. 16 Chapter 3 Market Integration Introduction............................................ 18 The Role of International Financial Institutions in the Creation of a Global Economy .............................. 19 A Short History of Global Market Integration in the Twentieth Century . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Attributes of Global Corporations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Process Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Chapter 4 The Global Interstate System A Short History of Global Market Integration in the Twentieth Century . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Attributes of Global Corporations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Process Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Chapter 4 The Global Interstate System Introduction............................................ 26 Effects of Globalization on Governments ..................... 27 Institutions Governing International Relations .................. 28 Internationalism Versus Globalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Process Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Chapter 5 Contemporary Global Governance Introduction............................................ 33 Roles and Functions of the United Nations .................... 34 Challenges of Global Governance in the Twenty-First Century ................................ 36 The Relevance of the State amid Globalization ................. 37 Process Questions ...................................... 38 Activities .............................................. 39 Chapter 6 Global Divides: The North and the South in the Twenty-First Century ................................ 36 The Relevance of the State amid Globalization ................. 37 Process Questions ...................................... 38 Activities .............................................. 39 Chapter 6 Global Divides: The North and the South Introduction............................................ 40 Defining the Global South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Global South and the Third World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Introduction............................................ 40 Defining the Global South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Global South and the Third World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Introduction............................................ 26 Effects of Globalization on Governments ..................... 27 Institutions Governing International Relations .................. 28 Internationalism Versus Globalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Process Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Chapter 5 Contemporary Global Governance Introduction............................................ 33 Roles and Functions of the United Nations .................... 34 Challenges of Global Governance
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Introduction............................................ 46 Regionalization Versus Globalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Factors Leading to Greater Integration of the Asian Region ...................................... 48 Confronting the Challenges of Globalization and Regionalization ...................................... 49 Case Studies: Strategies of Different Asian States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Process Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Chapter 8 Global Media Cultures Introduction............................................ 53 Media as a Driver of Globalization ........................... 54 The Dynamic Between Local and Global Cultural Production ............................. 55 Case Studies ........................................... 57 Process Questions ...................................... 58 Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Chapter 9 The Globalization of Religion Introduction............................................ 60 Globalization and Religious Practices and Beliefs ............... 61 Religion and Global Conflict . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Process Questions ...................................... 63 Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Chapter 10 The Global City Introduction............................................ 65 Attributes of a Global City ................................. 66 How Cities Serve as Engines of Globalization ................. 67 Process Questions ...................................... 69 Activities .............................................. 70 Chapter 11 Global Demography
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2025 Higher Education Learning Solutions for the General Education Program 502 Introduction............................................ 71 The Theory of Demographic Transition ....................... 72 Application of Demographic Transition Theory ................. 73 Contemporary Issues in Global Demography .................. 74 Policy Implications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Process Questions ...................................... 76
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