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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.
Financial Crises: Will Preventing Future Financial Crises Require Concerted International Rulemaking?
Financial Crises: Will Preventing Future Financial Crises Require Concerted International Rulemaking?
- YES: Jagdish N. Bhagwati, Columbia University
- NO: Philip I. Levy, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs
International financial crises and national defaults are not new—England defaulted on external debt in 1340, and the speculative bubble on tulips in the Netherlands was recorded in 1637—yet modern instantaneous international transactions mean that problems—and solutions—can spread rapidly. The most recent financial crisis in 2008 is considered the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s and resulted in downturns in stock markets and economies around the world, the collapse of financial institutions, taxpayer-funded bailouts of financial and other institutions such as the automobile industry in ...
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