TY - BOOK AU - O'Meara,Patrick AU - Mehlinger,Howard D. AU - Krain,Matthew TI - Globalization and the challenges of a new century: a reader SN - 9780253213556 (paperback) AV - D860.G654 2000 PY - 2000/// CY - Bloomington, Ind. PB - Indiana University Press KW - World politics KW - 1989- N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - The fact that we live in a globally interconnected world has become a cliche. Scholars, business leaders, and policy makers are increasingly concerned with globalization, yet the study of this phenomenon is still in its infancy. There is little consensus on how to approach the subject of globalization or how our lives will be affected by it. By bringing together a number of major thinkers and different perspectives, this book provides an introduction to the topic. It broadens the scope and lays the groundwork for an interdisciplinary collaborative dialogue ER -