Globalization's Contradictions

Since the 1980s globalization and neoliberalism have brought about a comprehensive restructuring of everyoneâs lives. People are being âdisciplinedâ by neoliberal economic agendas âtransformedâ by communication and information technology changes global commodity chains and networks and in the Global South in particular destroyed livelihoods debilitating impoverishment disease pandemics among other disastrous disruptions are also globalizationâs legacy. This collection of geographical treatments of such a complex set of processes unearths the contradictions in the impacts of globalization on peoplesâ lives. Globalizations Contradictions firstly introduces globalization in all its intricacy and contrariness followed on by substantive coverage of globalizationâs dimensions. Other areas that are covered in depth are: globalizationâs macro-economic faces globalizationâs unruly spaces globalizationâs geo-political faces ecological globalization globalizationâs cultural challenges globalization from below fair globalization. Globalizations Contradictions is a critical examination of the continuing role of international and supra-national institutions and their involvement in the political economic management and determination of global restructuring. Deliberately this collection raises questions even as it offers geographical insights and thoughtful assessments of globalizationâs multifaceted âfaces and spaces. â . Language: English