Globalization

1 - GLOBALIZATION A BASIC TEXT [Seite GLOBALIZATION A BASIC TEXT]
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GEORGE RITZER - 1 [Seite 1]
1.1 - CONTENTS [Seite 9]
1.2 - FIGURES [Seite 14]
1.3 - PREFACE [Seite 15]
1.4 - Chapter 1 GLOBALIZATION I [Seite 19]
1.4.1 - SOME OF THE BASICS [Seite 21]
1.4.2 - FROM SOLIDS TO LIQUIDS (TO GASES) [Seite 22]
1.4.3 - FLOWS [Seite 25]
1.4.4 - DOES GLOBALIZATION HOP RATHER THAN FLOW? [Seite 28]
1.4.5 - HEAVY, LIGHT, WEIGHTLESS [Seite 29]
1.4.6 - HEAVY STRUCTURES THAT EXPEDITE FLOWS [Seite 32]
1.4.7 - HEAVY STRUCTURES AS BARRIERS TO FLOWS [Seite 36]
1.4.8 - SUBTLER STRUCTURAL BARRIERS [Seite 41]
1.4.9 - STRUCTURE AND PROCESS [Seite 42]
1.4.10 - ON THE INCREASING UBIQUITY OF GLOBAL [Seite ON THE INCREASING UBIQUITY OF GLOBAL]
FLOWS (AND PROCESSES) AND STRUCTURES - 43 [Seite 43]
1.4.11 - THINKING ABOUT GLOBAL FLOWS AND STRUCTURES [Seite 44]
1.4.12 - CHAPTER SUMMARY [Seite 46]
1.5 - Chapter 2 GLOBALIZATION II [Seite 51]
1.5.1 - IS THERE SUCH A THING AS GLOBALIZATION? [Seite 52]
1.5.2 - IF THERE IS SUCH A THING AS GLOBALIZATION, [Seite IF THERE IS SUCH A THING AS GLOBALIZATION,]
WHEN DID IT BEGIN? - 55 [Seite 55]
1.5.3 - GLOBALIZATION OR GLOBALIZATIONS? [Seite 62]
1.5.4 - WHAT DRIVES GLOBALIZATION? [Seite 65]
1.5.5 - IF THERE IS SUCH A THING AS GLOBALIZATION, [Seite IF THERE IS SUCH A THING AS GLOBALIZATION,]
IS IT INEXORABLE? - 66 [Seite 66]
1.5.6 - DOES GLOBAPHILIA OR GLOBAPHOBIA HAVE THE UPPER HAND? [Seite 68]
1.5.7 - IF GLOBALIZATION IS NOT INEXORABLE, HAS IT [Seite IF GLOBALIZATION IS NOT INEXORABLE, HAS IT]
GONE TOO FAR? - 74 [Seite 74]
1.5.8 - WHAT, IF ANYTHING, CAN BE DONE ABOUT [Seite WHAT, IF ANYTHING, CAN BE DONE ABOUT]
GLOBALIZATION? - 75 [Seite 75]
1.5.9 - CHAPTER SUMMARY [Seite 77]
1.6 - Chapter 3 GLOBALIZATION AND RELATED PROCESSES I [Seite 81]
1.6.1 - IMPERIALISM [Seite 82]
1.6.2 - COLONIALISM [Seite 87]
1.6.3 - DEVELOPMENT [Seite 89]
1.6.4 - WESTERNIZATION [Seite 92]
1.6.5 - EASTERNIZATION [Seite 93]
1.6.6 - COMPARISONS WITH GLOBALIZATION [Seite 96]
1.6.7 - THE ERA OF THE "POSTS" [Seite 98]
1.6.8 - CHAPTER SUMMARY [Seite 98]
1.7 - Chapter 4 GLOBALIZATION AND RELATED PROCESSES II [Seite 103]
1.7.1 - CLARIFYING AMERICANIZATION [Seite 104]
1.7.2 - SOME USEFUL CONCEPTUAL DISTINCTIONS [Seite 109]
1.7.3 - AMERICA'S LOGISTICAL TECHNOLOGIES [Seite 112]
1.7.4 - A BROADER AND DEEPER VIEW OF THE [Seite A BROADER AND DEEPER VIEW OF THE]
AMERICANIZATION OF CONSUMER CULTURE - 113 [Seite 113]
1.7.5 - AN AMERICAN EMPIRE? [Seite 115]
1.7.6 - MINIMIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF [Seite MINIMIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF]
AMERICANIZATION - 116 [Seite 116]
1.7.7 - ANTI-AMERICANISM [Seite 118]
1.7.8 - POST-AMERICANIZATION [Seite 122]
1.7.9 - CHAPTER SUMMARY [Seite 123]
1.8 - Chapter 5 NEO-LIBERALISM [Seite 127]
1.8.1 - THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF [Seite THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF]
NEO-LIBERALISM - 128 [Seite 128]
1.8.2 - NEO-LIBERALISM: AN EXEMPLARY STATEMENT [Seite NEO-LIBERALISM: AN EXEMPLARY STATEMENT]
AND THE BASIC PRINCIPLES - 133 [Seite 133]
1.8.3 - POPULAR NEO-LIBERAL "THEORY": THE CASE [Seite POPULAR NEO-LIBERAL "THEORY": THE CASE]
OF THOMAS FRIEDMAN - 137 [Seite 137]
1.8.4 - CRITIQUING NEO-LIBERALISM [Seite 140]
1.8.5 - NEO-LIBERALISM AS EXCEPTION [Seite 142]
1.8.6 - NEO-LIBERALISM: THE CASE OF ISRAEL [Seite 144]
1.8.7 - THE END OF HISTORY [Seite 145]
1.8.8 - THE DEATH OF NEO-LIBERALISM? [Seite 147]
1.8.9 - NEO-MARXIAN THEORETICAL ALTERNATIVES [Seite NEO-MARXIAN THEORETICAL ALTERNATIVES]
TO NEO-LIBERALISM - 148 [Seite 148]
1.8.10 - CHAPTER SUMMARY [Seite 153]
1.9 - Chapter 6 GLOBAL POLITICAL STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES [Seite 157]
1.9.1 - ON POLITICAL PROCESSES AND FLOWS [Seite 158]
1.9.2 - THE NATION-STATE [Seite 159]
1.9.3 - IN DEFENSE OF THE NATION-STATE [Seite 164]
1.9.4 - "IMAGINED COMMUNITY" [Seite 165]
1.9.5 - CHANGES IN GLOBAL NATION-STATE RELATIONS [Seite 167]
1.9.6 - OTHER GLOBAL POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS [Seite OTHER GLOBAL POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS]
AND STRUCTURES - 169 [Seite 169]
1.9.7 - REGIONAL POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS [Seite 173]
1.9.8 - GLOBAL GOVERNANCE [Seite 174]
1.9.9 - CIVIL SOCIETY [Seite 176]
1.9.10 - OTHER PLAYERS [Seite 185]
1.9.11 - CHAPTER SUMMARY [Seite 186]
1.10 - Chapter 7 STRUCTURING THE GLOBAL ECONOMY [Seite 189]
1.10.1 - BEFORE BRETTON WOODS [Seite 190]
1.10.2 - BRETTON WOODS AND THE BRETTON WOODS [Seite BRETTON WOODS AND THE BRETTON WOODS]
SYSTEM - 192 [Seite 192]
1.10.3 - THE END OF BRETTON WOODS [Seite 204]
1.10.4 - CHANGES IN, AND CRITIQUES OF, [Seite CHANGES IN, AND CRITIQUES OF,]
BRETTON-WOODS-ERA ORGANIZATIONS - 205 [Seite 205]
1.10.5 - ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION [Seite ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION]
AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD)9 - 209 [Seite 209]
1.10.6 - EUROPEAN UNION (COMMON MARKET) [Seite 210]
1.10.7 - NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT [Seite NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT]
(NAFTA) - 213 [Seite 213]
1.10.8 - MERCOSUR [Seite 215]
1.10.9 - OPEC [Seite 215]
1.10.10 - THE MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION (MNC) [Seite 216]
1.10.11 - WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM [Seite 219]
1.10.12 - THE MYTH OF ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION? [Seite 220]
1.10.13 - CHAPTER SUMMARY [Seite 221]
1.11 - Chapter 8 GLOBAL ECONOMIC FLOWS [Seite 225]
1.11.1 - TRADE [Seite 226]
1.11.2 - INCREASING COMPETITION FOR COMMODITIES [Seite 236]
1.11.3 - THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE FLOW OF OIL [Seite 238]
1.11.4 - RACE TO THE BOTTOM AND UPGRADING [Seite 242]
1.11.5 - OUTSOURCING [Seite 244]
1.11.6 - FINANCIAL GLOBALIZATION [Seite 246]
1.11.7 - CORPORATIONS, PEOPLE, AND IDEAS [Seite 249]
1.11.8 - CONSUMPTION [Seite 252]
1.11.9 - CHAPTER SUMMARY [Seite 258]
1.12 - Chapter 9 GLOBAL CULTURE AND CULTURAL [Seite 261]
1.12.1 - CULTURAL DIFFERENTIALISM [Seite 263]
1.12.2 - CULTURAL HYBRIDIZATION [Seite 273]
1.12.3 - CULTURAL CONVERGENCE [Seite 276]
1.12.4 - CHAPTER SUMMARY [Seite 292]
1.13 - Chapter 10 HIGH-TECH GLOBAL FLOWS AND STRUCTURES [Seite 295]
1.13.1 - TECHNOLOGY [Seite 296]
1.13.2 - MEDIA [Seite 302]
1.13.3 - THE INTERNET [Seite 307]
1.13.4 - CHAPTER SUMMARY [Seite 312]
1.14 - Chapter 11 GLOBAL FLOWS OF PEOPLE [Seite 315]
1.14.1 - MIGRANTS [Seite 316]
1.14.2 - MIGRATION [Seite 318]
1.14.3 - TOURISTS AND TOURISM [Seite 340]
1.14.4 - CHAPTER SUMMARY [Seite 349]
1.15 - Chapter 12 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS [Seite 353]
1.15.1 - DIFFERENCES AMONG NATION-STATES [Seite 356]
1.15.2 - COLLAPSE [Seite 356]
1.15.3 - THE LEADING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS [Seite 357]
1.15.4 - GLOBAL RESPONSES [Seite 370]
1.15.5 - CHAPTER SUMMARY [Seite 380]
1.16 - Chapter 13 NEGATIVE GLOBAL FLOWS AND PROCESSES [Seite 383]
1.16.1 - DANGEROUS IMPORTS [Seite 385]
1.16.2 - BORDERLESS DISEASES [Seite 388]
1.16.3 - CRIME [Seite 395]
1.16.4 - CORRUPTION [Seite 400]
1.16.5 - TERRORISM [Seite 402]
1.16.6 - WAR [Seite 408]
1.16.7 - THE IMPACT OF NEGATIVE GLOBAL FLOWS [Seite THE IMPACT OF NEGATIVE GLOBAL FLOWS]
ON INDIVIDUALS - 414 [Seite 414]
1.16.8 - CHAPTER SUMMARY [Seite 415]
1.17 - Chapter 14 GLOBAL INEQUALITIES I [Seite 419]
1.17.1 - INEQUALITY [Seite 422]
1.17.2 - RURAL-URBAN [Seite 433]
1.17.3 - CHAPTER SUMMARY [Seite 448]
1.18 - Chapter 15 GLOBAL INEQUALITIES II [Seite 451]
1.18.1 - MAJORITY-MINORITY RELATIONS IN [Seite MAJORITY-MINORITY RELATIONS IN]
A GLOBAL CONTEXT - 452 [Seite 452]
1.18.2 - SOCIAL DEFINITIONS [Seite 456]
1.18.3 - RACE AND ETHNICITY [Seite 459]
1.18.4 - ETHNICITY [Seite 460]
1.18.5 - RACE [Seite 465]
1.18.6 - GENDER [Seite 473]
1.18.7 - CHILDREN [Seite 481]
1.18.8 - SEXUAL MINORITIES: GAYS AND LESBIANS [Seite 484]
1.18.9 - RESPONDING TO AND RESISTING GLOBAL [Seite RESPONDING TO AND RESISTING GLOBAL]
MINORITY STATUS: THE CASE OF WOMEN - 485 [Seite 485]
1.18.10 - CHAPTER SUMMARY [Seite 489]
1.19 - Chapter 16 DEALING WITH, RESISTING, AND THE FUTURES OF, GLOBALIZATION [Seite 493]
1.19.1 - DEALING WITH GLOBALIZATION [Seite 494]
1.19.2 - RESISTING GLOBALIZATION [Seite 505]
1.19.3 - THE FUTURES OF GLOBALIZATION [Seite 517]
1.19.4 - CHAPTER SUMMARY [Seite 520]
1.20 - APPENDIX [Seite 523]
1.20.1 - ANTHROPOLOGY [Seite 524]
1.20.2 - SOCIOLOGY [Seite 525]
1.20.3 - POLITICAL SCIENCE [Seite 525]
1.20.4 - ECONOMICS [Seite 526]
1.20.5 - GEOGRAPHY [Seite 528]
1.20.6 - PSYCHOLOGY [Seite 529]
1.20.7 - LITERARY CRITICISM (POSTCOLONIAL) [Seite 530]
1.20.8 - OTHER FIELDS [Seite 532]
1.21 - GLOSSARY [Seite 534]
1.22 - REFERENCES [Seite 544]
1.23 - INDEX [Seite 586]