ABSTRACT

Against the backdrop of demonstrations in Seattle, Porto Alegre and Genoa and within the context of growing resistances to free trade and the current global trends, Global Tensions takes a close look at the challenges posed by the processes of globalization at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Composed of original essays by renowned scholars, this volume explores controversial topics such as free trade, women's rights, labor standards, the World Trade Organization and global tensions.

part |1 pages

PART 1 Globalization and Global Governance

chapter 1|12 pages

Toward a Stark Utopia?

chapter 2|14 pages

Tax Distortion in the Global Economy

chapter 3|18 pages

Human Rights and Corporate Profits

part |1 pages

PART 2 North-South Tensions

part |1 pages

PART 3 The Politics of International Trade

chapter 8|15 pages

Biotechnology and Food Security

chapter 9|15 pages

The WTO, GATS, and TPRM

chapter 11|12 pages

Contesting Global Trade Rules

part |1 pages

PART 4 Gender, Globalization, and Development

part |1 pages

PART 5 Urban and Global Linkages

chapter 15|14 pages

The Global City

chapter 16|12 pages

Urban Tensions

chapter |8 pages

About the Authors