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Are countries improved by globalization? -- Are multinational corporations unethical? -- Does cultural globalization positively impact communities? -- Does economic globalization contribute to poverty? -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography -- Index

Introduction -- Historical timeline -- Globalization nation : early history of globalization and origins of the American experiment (1607-1776) -- Slavery in the old and new worlds : the Atlantic slave trade and African globalization (1500-1865) -- Letting off steam : steam power and the beginnings of climate change (1690-1900) -- To tariff or not to tariff : tariffs and the strategy of economic protectionism (1789-present) -- An international calling plan : communications breakthroughs from the telegraph to the telephone (1830-1891) -- Internationalism : globalization in the Progressive era (1870s-1910) -- The origins of flight : air travel from ancient China to Charles Lindbergh (1000 BCE-1939) -- The world at war : the First World War in American culture (1914-1918) -- The revolution will be broadcast : radio, television, and the foundations of the digital age (1865-present) -- The world depressed : the Armistice, the Great Depression, and global economy (1929-1939) -- The world goes back to war : America and the Second World War (1939-1945) -- Global super government : the founding of the United Nations and global government (1941-1945) -- One big bank : the establishment of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (1933-1944) -- A global medical system : the establishment of the World Health Organization (1948) -- Collective defense : the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the making of the modern military world (1949-present) -- Destroying the world : the Cold War and the nuclear arms race (1957-present) -- Out in the big wide open : the space race and the chance for universal peace (1957-1975) -- A series of tubes : the Internet and the digital age (1962-present) -- A shared world : global environmentalism and climate change (1971-present) -- Global consumerism : the evolution of global consumerism (1940s-present) -- Black gold : the fossil fuel industry (1950s-present) -- Regionalism : the formation of regional associations (1980s-present) -- The trade enigma : the history of the World Trade Organization (1940s-present) -- The world workforce : outsourcing and the modern world of work (1980s-present) -- The fear of extinction : the War on Terror and the spread of right-wing radicalism (2000s-present) -- The anti-globalist paradox : the modern anti-globalist movement (2010s-present) -- The poor world : globalization and poverty (2010s-present) -- Critical mass : the Covid-19 crisis and globalization (2019-2020) -- Conclusion : investing in the future -- Appendixes.

Discusses the controversial viewpoints regarding globalization.

Globalization. A Threat to Cultural Diversityin Southern Ethiopia?; Table of contents; Introduction; Methodology; Major approaches to cultural globalization; The setting; Influences of American popular culture; Global consumer culture; Clothing; Influences of tourism; Influences on indigenous knowledge; Formal education through schooling; Influences of Christian missionary organizations; Conclusion; Bibliography; List of figures; Annex 1; Annex 2; Annex 3; Annex 4; The Author.

Intro -- GLOBALIZATION BACKGROUND, AGREEMENTS AND CURRENT ISSUES -- GLOBALIZATION BACKGROUND, AGREEMENTS AND CURRENT ISSUES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 EUROPE'S PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS: STATUS, CONTENT AND IMPLICATIONS -- Summary -- Introduction -- Status and Primary Motivations of Europe'sPTAs -- Agreements with Future EU Members or Close Neighbors -- Acceding Countries -- European Free Trade Association (EFTA) -- Western Balkans -- Other European Agreements -- Agreements with Bordering or Near-Bordering Countries -- Mediterranean Countries -- Gulf States -- Ukraine -- Agreements with Developing Countries -- ACP Countries -- Generalized System of Preferences -- Agreements with Distant Countries and Regions -- Regional Agreements -- Andean Community and Central America -- ASEAN -- MERCOSUR -- Bilateral Agreements -- Canada -- Chile -- India -- Mexico -- Republic of Korea -- South Africa -- Comparing U.S. and EUPTAs -- Overall Approaches -- WTO-Plus Provisions -- WTO-Extra Provisions -- Trade Coverage -- Trade Competition -- Implications for the Multilateral Trading System and U.S. Trade Policy -- Multilateral Trading System -- No Impact -- Positive Impact -- Negative Impact -- U.S. Trade Policy -- FTA Controversy -- Impact of EU-Korea and EU-Canada FTAs -- Conclusion -- Appendix. EUPTAs -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 2 NATO COMMON FUNDS BURDENSHARING: BACKGROUND AND CURRENT ISSUES -- Summary -- Introduction -- NATO Civil Budget -- NATO Military Budget -- NATO Security Investment Program -- Common Funds Burdensharing Issues -- Chapter 3 MONITORING AND VERIFICATION IN ARMS CONTROL -- Summary -- Introduction -- Monitoring and Verification in Arms Control -- The Components of a Verification Regime -- The Objectives of a Verification Regime -- Assessing Verifiability

What is generally called globalization is a vast social field in which hegemonic or dominant social groups, states, interests and ideologies collide with counter-hegemonic or subordinate social groups, states, interests and ideologies on a world scale. Even the hegemonic camp is fraught with conflicts, but over and above them, there is a basic consensus among its most influential members (in political terms, the G-7). It is this consensus that confers on globalization its dominant characteristics. The counter-hegemonic or subordinate production of globalization is what is called insurgent cosmopolitanism. It consists of the transnationally organized resistance against the unequal exchanges produced or intensified by globalized localisms and localized globalisms.

Intro -- GLOBALIZATION TRADE AGREEMENTS, GLOBAL HEALTH AND UNITED NATIONS INVOLVEMENT -- GLOBALIZATION TRADE AGREEMENTS, GLOBAL HEALTH AND UNITED NATIONS INVOLVEMENT -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 TRADE AGREEMENTS: IMPACT ON THE U.S. ECONOMY -- ABSTRACT -- BACKGROUND -- AN OVERVIEW OF THE MAJOR AGREEMENTS -- Multilateral Agreements -- Regional Trade Agreements -- Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) -- U.S.-Southern African Customs Union Free Trade Agreement -- The Enterprise for ASEAN Initiative -- U.S.-Andean Free Trade Agreement -- Central American Free Trade Agreement-Dominican Republic -- Completed Bilateral Trade Agreements -- U.S.-Australian Free Trade Agreement -- U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement -- U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement -- U.S.-Moroccan Free Trade Agreement -- U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement -- U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) -- U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement -- Signed Bilateral Trade Agreements Requiring Congressional Approval -- U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement -- U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement -- U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement -- Pending Bilateral Trade Agreements -- U.S.-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement -- U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement -- U.S.-United Arab Emirates Free Trade Agreement -- TRADE LIBERALIZATION AND THE GAINS FROM TRADE -- Production Gains -- Adjustment Costs -- Consumption Gains -- Economic Growth -- ESTIMATING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TRADE AGREEMENTS -- Overview -- The Michigan Model and Estimates -- Investment and Capital Flows -- Data on Barriers to Trade in Services -- IMPLICATIONS FOR CONGRESS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 U.S. TRADE DEFICIT AND THE IMPACT OF CHANGING OIL PRICES -- SUMMARY -- BACKGROUND -- ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- Chapter 3 FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS: IMPACT ON U.S. TRADE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. TRADE POLICY -- SUMMARY -- WHAT ARE FREE TRADE AREAS?