The Dark Side of Globalization

by Ramesh Thakur

Globalization has brought many benefits, including the reduction of poverty in several countries. But it also has a dark side: the unleashing of negative forces as a result of the compression of time and space made possible by modern technology. From arms trafficking in West Africa through armed insurgencies in South Asia and the upsurge of jihad in the age of globalization, this book examines the challenges that the dark forces of globalization pose...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9280811940
• ISBN13: 9789280811940
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: United Nations
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"