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Debate style readers can be powerful teaching tools, but they are only effective in so far as the readings really speak to one another. Without readings in true dialogue, the crux of the debate is lost on students, the reader fails to add real depth to the course, and students are left in the lurch.
Controversies in Globalization solves this issue by inviting 17 pairs of scholars and practitioners to write specifically for the volume, directly addressing current and relevant questions in international relations through concise “yes” and “no” pieces on topics related to security, political economy, the environment, public health, democracy, demography, and social issues like gender and ethnicity. At the request of reviewers, new to this edition are three chapters covering the financial crisis, maritime security, and international conflict. Providing students with necessary context, the editors offer introductions that effectively frame the debate and make clear what is at stake, both from a theoretical as well as from a practical perspective. Concluding discussion questions in each chapter encourage critical thinking and analysis.
Haas and Hird's edited collection helps readers come to terms with the varying perspectives on globalization, and urges critical reflection and the exploration of alternate views.
Poverty: Can Foreign Aid Reduce Poverty?
Poverty: Can Foreign Aid Reduce Poverty?
- YES: Jeffrey D. Sachs, The Earth Institute at Columbia University
- NO: George B. N. Ayittey, American University
More than 3 billion people—nearly half the world—live on less than $2 a day. Tens of thousands of children die every day from conditions associated with poverty, more than 1 million each year from diarrhea alone. Millions lack access to lifesaving immunizations that are routine in the West. More than 1 billion lack access to adequate water supplies. Figure 1 (p. 72) details the geographic distribution of the poor worldwide, indicating that while progress was made in most of the world—including significant improvements made in East Asia—over a recent twenty-year period, the percentage of those living in extreme poverty ...
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