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Explore the causes and processes of globalization, resistance and alternatives to it, global environmental concerns, and future projections. From the economic impacts of multinational corporations to cultural globalization and environmental issues, this comprehensive study delves into the complexities of our interconnected world.
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I. Globalization: Causes and ProcessesII. Resistance and AlternativesIII. The Global Environment • IV. Toward the Future
I. Globalization: Causes and Processes • Causes • China • opening, 1978 • Soviet Union • glasnost, 1985 • A. The New Technology cellular phone • computers • Internet World Wide Web • Tim Berners, 1990 • B. Economic Globalization: Business Organization and Investment Multinational corporations • C. Migration Continuity • D. Cultural Globalization Holidays • Dress • Music • E. Institutions of Globalization International Monetary Fund (IMF) • North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
II. Resistance and Alternatives • A. Protest and Economic Uncertainties • World Trade Organization • World Bank • B. Nationalism and New Religious Currents Religious revival • Russian Orthodoxy • Fundamentalism
III. The Global Environment • A. Environmental Issues as Global Concerns Greenhouse effect • B. Disease • AIDS • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), 2003
IV. Toward the Future • A. Projecting from Trends • B. Big Changes • C. The Problem of the Contemporary Period