Critical Perspectives on Globalization

by Marina Della Giusta (Editor), Uma S. Kambhampati (Editor), Robert Hunter Wade (Editor)

This authoritative edited volume offers, for the first time, a selection of critical perspectives on globalization. These critiques incorporate work from radical and feminist scholars opposing the new liberal ideology underlying globalization. It also sheds new light on the different types of costs and risks of globalization in terms of environment, health hazards, international terrorism and cultural homogenization. The book is intended for a wide audience and will be of interest to students and researchers in economics, politics, international relations, geography and development studies, as well as policy makers and activists in governmental and non-governmental organizations.

688 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2006