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" The dark side of globalization / "
edited by Jorge Heine and Ramesh Thakur.
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BL
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888050
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The dark side of globalization /\ edited by Jorge Heine and Ramesh Thakur.
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New York :: United Nations University Press,, ©2011.
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xxi, 302 pages ;; 24 cm
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9280811940
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: 9789280811940
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Foreword : In the penumbra of globalization / Saskia Sassen -- Introduction : Globalization and transnational uncivil society / Jorge Heine and Ramesh Thakur -- Globalization, imperialism and violence / William D. Coleman -- New state structures in South America / Edgardo Lander -- The African connection / Garth le Pere and Brendan Vickers -- Arms trafficking in West Africa / Dorcas Ettang -- Organized crime in Southern Africa / Charles Goredema -- Maoism in a globalizing India / Ajay K. Mehra -- Globalization and South Asian insurgencies / S.D. Muni -- Terrorism and political movement in Kashmir / Rekha Chowdhary -- Jihad in the age of globalization / Nasra Hassan -- Security challenges in a unipolar globalized world / M.J. Akbar -- Regional integration as a response to globalization / Luk Van Langenhove and Tiziana Scaramagli -- Civil society and trade protests in the Americas / Marisa von Bülow -- Global production, local protest and the Uruguay River pulp mills project / Ricardo A. Gutiérrez Gustavo Almeira -- Actors and activities in the anti-human trafficking movement / Kirsten Foot -- Conclusions : A bumpy ride to globalization, Google and jihad / Jorge Heine and Ramesh Thakur.
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From the publisher. Seen by some as a desirable and irreversible engine of prosperity and progress, globalization is resisted by others as the soft underbelly of a corporate imperialism that plunders and profiteers in the global marketplace. Globalization has brought many benefits, including the reduction of poverty in several countries. But it also has a dark side: the unleashing of negative forces as a result of the compression of time and space made possible by modern technology. Examples include the transnational flows of terrorism, drug and human trafficking, organized crime, money laundering, and global pandemics. How do these various expressions of "uncivil society" manifest themselves? How do they exploit the opportunities offered by globalization? How can governments, international organizations and civil society deal with the problem? From arms trafficking in West Africa through armed insurgencies in South Asia and the upsurge of jihad in the age of globalization, this book examines the challenges that the dark forces of globalization pose to the international system and the responses they have triggered. Written largely by authors from developing countries, the book's goal is to help maximize the beneficial consequences of globalization while muting its baleful effects.
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Globalization.
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Terrorism.
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Transnational crime.
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Blanchiment de capitaux.
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Crime organisé.
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Gewalt
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Globalisierung
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Globalization.
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Mondialisation.
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Terrorism.
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Terrorisme.
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Trafic illicite.
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Transnational crime.
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| Dewey Classification
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303.48/2
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JZ1318.D367 2011
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D815clc
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Heine, Jorge
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Thakur, Ramesh,1948-
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