Globalisation and the Third World

The developing world is often viewed as marginal to global theory. The essays in this collection situate the developing world centrally within the globalizing process, and demonstrate how the global era has meant the intensification of uneven development. The contributors toGlobalisation and the Third Worldexamine issues of capital flows, migration, health, the environment, popular culture in Latin America, cultural imperialism, popular music and religion to demonstrate the concrete forms taken by globalizing processes in the world today. This book offers both an invaluable introduction to a variety of development issues as well as providing an important contribution to the current debates about globalization.

Introduction	p. 1
The Crisis of Global Development	p. 23
Transnational Companies, Global Capital and the Third World	p. 45
Migration and the Refugee Experience	p. 67
Global Aspects of Health and Health Policy in Third World Countries	p. 91
The Biodiversity Convention and Global Sustainable Development	p. 113
Globalisation, Ethnic Identity and Popular Culture in Latin America	p. 141
Globalisation and Cultural Imperialism: a Case Study of the Music Industry	p. 163
Globalisation and Religious Activism	p. 185
Index	p. 217
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