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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

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?

Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Parameters of the Globalization Debate -- 2 Globalization Past and Present -- 3 Globalization and the State: Leviathan Under Threat? -- 4 States, Markets and a Global Economy -- 5 International Institutions, Governance and Globalization -- 6 Globalization and the Changing Face of War -- 7 Identity, Nationalism and Globalization -- 8 Still an Anarchical Society? -- Conclusion: Globalization, World Politics and the 21st Century -- References -- Index.