Evaluating the impact of globalization on issues like altruism, empowerment of women, crime and violence, culture, area studies, economy and production, and the sociology of humanity, The Changing Face of Globalization makes the ethical and moral aspects of globalization its main concerns.

Evaluating the impact of globalization on issues like altruism, empowerment of women, crime and violence, culture, area studies, economy and production, and the sociology of humanity, this book makes the ethical and moral aspects of globalization its main concerns. The complexities of the globalization process in the developing world are explored - the debate between globalization and localization; between indigenization and hybridization; between equalization and inequalization. The contributors also examines the consequences for transitional economies in their interactions with multinational corporations and the rise of the anti-globalization movement in the past decade.

Introduction - Samir Dasgupta Globalization, Ecological Crisis and Dark Ages - Sing C Chew Cultures in Conflict - Immanuel Wallerstein

Who Are We? Who Are the Others? Altruism and the Prospects for a Common Humanity - Jay Weinstein and Elvira del Pozo Globalization, Altruism and the Sociology of Humanity - Samir Dasgupta Globalization, Multinational Corporations and White-Collar Crime - Verghese Chirayath and Ernest De Zolt

Causes and Consequences for Transnational Economies Empowerment versus Development - Robyn Bateman Driskell

The Effects of Women's Empowerment and Economic Development on Children's Nutritional Well-Being Globalization and Disparity - Samir Dasgupta and Kaushik Chattopadhyay

A Reappraisal Globalization and the Arab World - Abbas Mehdi

A Socioeconomic Perspective Disaffected and Disconnected Generation - Joy Asongazoh Alemazung

Consequences of Globalization on African Societies Neo-Liberal Globalization Meets Global Resistance - Ray Kiely

The Significance of 'Anti-Globalization' Protest The Globalization of Nothing - George Ritzer and Michael Ryan