Ebook: Globalization: Approaches to Diversity

InTeOp, 2012. — 300 p. — ISBN: 9535107095 9789535107095.This book takes the ambitious undertaking of presenting a series of global issues that range from historic to contemporary, from transnational to local, and from cultural to institutional. It consists of twelve chapters divided into three sections: Globalization Agendas, Globalization Policies, Globalization Experiences. The value of this book lies in its diversity, and its merit will be appreciated by a global community of scholars.The authors embody a global research culture. One that is plural, growing and dynamic, as it is evidenced in their respective agendas and methodological approaches.Contents
Preface
Globalization Agendas
Globalization and Culture: The Three H Scenarios
Captain Cook's Voyage Around the World - The First Steps of Globalization and the First Problems
Globalization, Olympism, Sport and Multiculturality - Reality or Necessity
The Role of the International Organisms in the Globalization Process
Globalization Policies
Economy of Globalization and Market Crisis: What Solution for the Agricultural Sector
The Marshall Plan - Global Strategy and Foreign Humanitarian Aid
Money Laundering Among Globalized World
Globalization Experiences
Globalization and Re-Commodification in Mexico
Globalization of Uncertainties: Lessons from Fukushima
Human Trafficking and Slavery: Current Anti-Trafficking Efforts in Japan
Place Identity for City Sustainability in a Traditional Settlement of Taiwan
Observing Public Policy in a Global Context