Global Issues: Politics, Economics, and Culture, 5th edition

Published by Pearson (July 14, 2021) © 2017

  • Richard J. Payne Illinois State University
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Title overview

Analyses the latest globalisation issues

Global Issues looks at the forces driving globalisation - from democratisation, human rights, and global finance to population, migration, and non-communicable diseases. The text describes these issues in context and explains the growing political, economic, and cultural interdependence visible in the headlines today.

Table of contents

  • 1. Global Issues: Challenges of Globalization
  • 2. The Struggle for Primacy in a Global Society
  • 3. Human Rights
  • 4. Promoting Democracy
  • 5. Global Terrorism
  • 6. Weapons Proliferation
  • 7. The Global Financial Crisis
  • 8. Global Trade
  • 9. Global Inequality and Poverty
  • 10. Environmental Issues
  • 11. Population and Migration
  • 12. Global Crime
  • 13. The Globalization of Disease
  • 14. Cultural Clashes and Conflict Resolution

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