Globalization and the Third World A Study of Negative Consequences

This collection makes a fresh attempt to study the real impact of globalization on critical problems in less developed countries. Essays focus on the areas of labour, capital inflow, trade, technology transfer and socio-cultural issues.

B.N. GHOSH is currently Professor of Economics at the Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus, Turkey. He is also Director (Hon.) of the Centre of the Study of Human Development at Leeds, UK. He has written a large number of books and published extensively in refereed professional journals. He has undertaken short-term consultancies for various organizations including UNDP, UGC and the Government of Malaysia. He is the Chief Editor of the International Journal of Human Development.

HALIL M. GUVEN, a former Professor at San Diego State University, California, USA, is the Rector of Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus, Turkey. He has published books and monographs on technology transfer, leadership paradigm and higher education, the growth and clash of civilizations and the economic analysis of electricity consumption. He was a Fulbright scholar and has received numerous recognitions and awards from international organizations, including one from USDOE.

List of Tables * List of Figures * Notes on the Contributors * Introduction: The End of Geography and the Beginning of Conflict--B.N.Ghosh * PART ONE: CLASHES, CONFLICTS AND CONTRADICTORY DYNAMICS * The Contradictory Dynamics of Globalization--P.A.O'Hara * Globalization, Cultural Conflicts and Islamic Resurgence--M.K.Pasha * Globalization and the Clash of Civilisations--H.M.Guven * Globalization, Sub-national Governments and Urban Crises in Developing World--P.Gangopadhyay & S.Nath * PART TWO: LABOUR MARKET DISTORTIONS AND INEQUALITIES * Globalization, Labour Markets and Gender: Human Security Challenges from Cross-Borders Sourcing in Services--N.Aslanbeigui & G.Summerfield * How Does Globalization Affect Regional Inequality within a Developing Country?: Evidence from China--X.Zhang & K.H.Zhang * Flexicurity, Casualization and Informalization of Global Labour Markets--J.D.Schmidt * Race to the Bottom: The Impact of Globalization on Labour Markets: A Review of Empirical and Theoretical Evidence--O.Mehmet * PART THREE: CAPITAL, TECHNOLOGY AND FINANCE * Globalization and the Agrarian Question: Peasants Conflicts in Africa and Asia--S.Amin * Globalization, Capital Inflows and Financial Crises--B.N.Ghosh * Globalization and Incomplete Technology Transfer to Developing Countries--F.Praussello * PART FOUR: TRADE LIBERALIZATION AND UNEQUAL COMPETITION * WTO and the South: Past, Present and Future--R.K.Sen * Globalization, Trade Liberalization and Conflict: A Southern Perspective--A.K.Dutt * Globalization and Agricultural Trade: The Market Access and Food Security Dilemmas of Developing Countries--T.Anderson * Index List of Tables * List of Figures * Notes on the Contributors * Introduction: The End of Geography and the Beginning of Conflict--B.N.Ghosh * PART ONE: CLASHES, CONFLICTS AND CONTRADICTORY DYNAMICS * The Contradictory Dynamics of Globalization--P.A.O'Hara * Globalization, Cultural Conflicts and Islamic Resurgence--M.K.Pasha * Globalization and the Clash of Civilisations--H.M.Guven * Globalization, Sub-national Governments and Urban Crises in Developing World--P.Gangopadhyay & S.Nath * PART TWO: LABOUR MARKET DISTORTIONS AND INEQUALITIES * Globalization, Labour Markets and Gender: Human Security Challenges from Cross-Borders Sourcing in Services--N.Aslanbeigui & G.Summerfield * How Does Globalization Affect Regional Inequality within a Developing Country?: Evidence from China--X.Zhang & K.H.Zhang * Flexicurity, Casualization and Informalization of Global Labour Markets--J.D.Schmidt * Race to the Bottom: The Impact of Globalization on Labour Markets: A Review of Empirical and Theoretical Evidence--O.Mehmet * PART THREE: CAPITAL, TECHNOLOGY AND FINANCE * Globalization and the Agrarian Question: Peasants Conflicts in Africa and Asia--S.Amin * Globalization, Capital Inflows and Financial Crises--B.N.Ghosh * Globalization and Incomplete Technology Transfer to Developing Countries--F.Praussello * PART FOUR: TRADE LIBERALIZATION AND UNEQUAL COMPETITION * WTO and the South: Past, Present and Future--R.K.Sen * Globalization, Trade Liberalization and Conflict: A Southern Perspective--A.K.Dutt * Globalization and Agricultural Trade: The Market Access and Food Security Dilemmas of Developing Countries--T.Anderson * Index