UNDERSTANDING “GEOPOLITICS” IN AN ERA OF GLOBALIZATION

Marginalization in an Era of Globalization

The central argument of the paper is that economic globalization in the 19 th century created the present-day third world, and contemporary globalization perpetuates this marginalization of the developing world. The difference lies in the fact that global disparities and inequities are far more transparent in our virtually uncensored information age. Throughout the paper, I mainly refer to the ...

Melamine nephrotoxicity: an emerging epidemic in an era of globalization.

Recent outbreaks of nephrolithiasis and acute kidney injury among children in China have been linked to ingestion of milk-based infant formula contaminated with melamine. These cases provide evidence in humans for the nephrotoxicity of melamine, which previously had been described only in animals. The consequences of this outbreak are already severe and will likely continue to worsen. Herein we...

The Future of the State in an Era of Globalization

ipg 3/2003 ively debates over the future of the nation-state resurfaced in the 1980s as scholars and politicians began to suggest that it was now too small to solve the world’s big problems and too big to solve its little ones. Among the most frequently cited problems were: (1) the rise of an uncontrolled and possibly uncontrollable global capitalism, (2) the emergence of a global risk society,...

States and Markets in an Era of Globalization

Attaining food and environmental security in an era of globalization

Attaining the twin goals of food and environmental security in the coming decades poses a significant sustainability challenge. This paper examines the food and environmental security implications of a range of policies affecting the global food economy and terrestrial ecosystems, first in the context of historically segmented markets, and secondly in a hypothetical future world of fully integr...