InfoTrac Reader Globalization Globalization is probably the hottest topic in comparative politics today. t is also among the most confusing and least well understood. For some, it simply means the growing integration of the world’s economies. For others, it embracing much more, including the blending of cultural, political, communications, and other networks. For some, it represents the greatest hope for human progress; for others, it is one of the greatest dangers of our time. The articles and exercises of this section reflect the diversity of opinion about what globalization is and what could and should be done about it. Relatively few of the articles are from academic journals because the academic community has not yet come to grips with the concept as fully as the popular press has. Why globalisation works--and how to make it work better; Hitting back. (Globalisation) The Economist (US) May 1, 2004 v371 i8373 p84US (779 words) The Perils of Protectionism. George F. Will. Newsweek March 29, 2004 p84 (760 words) Brain Gain; Sending workers abroad doesn't mean squandering minds. For many countries, diaspora talent is the key to success. (Cover Story) Mac Margolis. Newsweek International March 8, 2004 p30 (2069 words) Global finance: past and present: policymakers in two eras of globalization faced the same "trilemma" of difficult policy trade-offs. Alan M. Taylor. Finance & Development March 2004 v41 i1 p28(4) (2613 words) 'Soft Multilateralism': you can't go home again. (foreign policy) Immanuel Wallerstein. The Nation Feb 2, 2004 v278 i4 p14 (3258 words) Two cities, two continents, two perspectives. (World Social Forum, Mumbai, India)(World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland)(Editorial) National Catholic Reporter Jan 30, 2004 v40 i13 p24(1) (710 words) Soccer vs. McWorld. Franklin Foer. Foreign Policy Jan-Feb 2004 i140 p32(9) (3750 words) Wanted: a new strategy for globalization. (Cover Story) J. Orstrom Moller. The Futurist Jan-Feb 2004 v38 i1 p20(7) (4213 words) Our mart, not Wal-Mart: is the independently-owned neighborhood ice-cream parlor the real alternative to corporate globalization? The local living-economy movement thinks so. Judy Wicks. The Other Side Jan-Feb 2004 v40 i1 p19(2) (845 words) Surveying the global marketplace: "half of Xerox's employees work on foreign soil and less than half of Sony's employees are Japanese. More than 50% of IBM's revenues originate overseas; the same is true for Citigroup, ExxonMobil, DuPont, Procter & Gamble, and many other corporate giants.". (Economics) Murray Weidenbaum. USA Today (Magazine) Jan 2004 v132 i2704 p26(2) (2087 words) Cancun diary: opposition from the world's poorest countries derails the World Trade Organization's fifth ministerial meeting. Tom Turner. Earth Island Journal Wntr 2004 v18 i4 p34(4) (2622 words) People power: globalization resistance brings down a President. Bolivia Jim Shultz. New Internationalist Dec 2003 i363 p8(1) (796 words) Antiglobalism's Jewish problem. Globalization At Work Mark Strauss. Foreign Policy Nov-Dec 2003 i139 p58(10) (5102 words) Globalizing resistance in Cancun. Update/WTO Teo Ballve. NACLA Report on the Americas noviembre-diciembre 2003 v37 i3 p16(4) (2231 words) False Gods and the power of love: corporate dominance of world affairs seems almost god-like. Fortunately, things are way more dynamic and alive than the powers calculate, and their claim to be in control is actually self-deceived. Despite appearances, their new configuration is already crumbling at the base. Bill Wylie-Kellermann. Sojourners Nov-Dec 2003 v32 i6 p36(6) (2500 words) Globalization ... as if people really mattered: can big business and activists agree on fighting poverty? Lead Story, globalization conference at Caux Initiatives for Business Michael Smith. For A Change Oct-Nov 2003 v16 i5 p4(4) (2336 words) Welcome to Wal-World: Wal-Mart's inexhaustible march to conquer the globe. Sprawl: going nowhere fast Andy Rowell. Multinational Monitor Oct 2003 v24 i10 p13(4) (3285 words) Dreams of global hegemony and the technology of war. Jerry Harris. Race and Class Oct-Dec 2003 v45 i2 p54(14) (5787 words) The real Cancun: WTO heads nowhere. (Articles) William Greider. The Nation Sept 22, 2003 v277 i8 p11 (3677 words) Behind globalization's glitz: in 'the other' Cancun, tourist-industry workers live in poverty and squalor. (WTO meeting in Cancun attracts protests) Marc Cooper. The Nation Sept 22, 2003 v277 i8 p17 (2779 words) The citizens of nowhere: a global middle class--rootless, urban, technocratic, materialistic--is emerging. It exists in every nation but feels attached to none. Paul Kingsnorth doesn't like the look of it. Paul Kingsnorth. New Statesman (1996) Sept 1, 2003 v132 i4653 p22(2) (1563 words) Annan, Kofi. "Development Without Borders." Harvard International Review. 23 (Summer 2001). The Secretary General makes a powerful plea for using the benefits of globalization to help developing countries pull themselves out of poverty. Basic. Barber, Benjamin. "Jihad v. McWorld." The Atlantic. March 1992. "Globalizing Democracy." The American Prospect. 11 September 2000. Two classic articles by one of the most thoughtful students of globalization and democracy. Basic. Blechman, Barry, "The Intervention Dilemma." Washington Quarterly. 18 (1995). One of most respected think tank leaders in Washington considers when, how, and if the United States should intervene. This article is even more useful now in the aftermath of 9/11. Intermediate./ Chaulia, Sreeram, "British Neo-Imperialism and Cricket in Zimbabwe." Social Policy. 33 (2003). Most of readers of this anthology will know nothing of cricket or Zimbabwe. But this article weaves together political globalization with the global reach of major sports. FYI. A cricket test match occurs six hours a day (with time for tea and lunch) for five days and all too often ends in a tie. The World Cup in Africa had one day matches which still cover more than six hours. Basic. Fass, Paula, "Children and Globalization." Journal of Social History. 36 (2003). Most of us think of globalization as an elite phenomenon primarily affecting people in the business and political worlds. This wonderful article looks at its impact on children, especially underprivileged ones. Intermediate. Fiorini, Ann. "Business and Global Governance." Brookings Review. 21 (Spring 2003). Globalization is often seen as the epitome of "cowboy culture" in which entrepreneurs do whatever they want whenever they want. Fiorini explores the other side of that equation by seeing the growing norms in international economic activity. Basic. Kamat, Samgeeta, "NGOs and the New Democracy." Harvard International Review. 21 (Spring 2003). This is a needed counter argument to those of us who think NGOs are the solution to the world’s problems. Basic. Last, David. "Peacekeeping Doctrine and Conflict Resolution Techniques." Armed Forces and Society. 22 (1995). An unusual article by an unusual individual. Last is both a Colonel in the Canadian Army and a political scientist who is regarded as the world’s leading expert on peace keeping. Advanced. Loescher, Gil. "Blaming the Victim: Refugees and Global Security." Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 58 (Nov-Dec 2002). This article explores the causes and consequences of the fact that as many as 40 million people a year are forced to flee their homes and, in many cases, their countries. Advanced. Moore, Rebecca, "Globalization and the Future of U. S. Human Rights Policy." Washington Quarterly. 21 (1998). A good overview of the implications of globalization for basic rights and freedoms. Intermediate. Soros, George, "America’s Global Role." The American Prospect. June 2003. Soros is probably the world’s largest single philanthropist and has a long and distinguished track record supporting countries transitioning to democratic rule. This talk explores his opposition to the war in Iraq and, with it, the need for a more constructive American foreign policy. Basic. Ury, William. "Time for Creativity." Back Stage West. 19 October 2000. A feature on Ury who is arguable the most creative and influential peace maker who claims that most conflicts are settled when a "third side" steps in to help the disputants find an agreement they can both live with. Basic.