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McWorld
About: McWorld is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 64 publications have been published within this topic receiving 3633 citations.
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1 Jan 2004
TL;DR: In defense of globalization, Bhagwati as mentioned in this paper argues that globalization is part of the solution to many of the problems for which it has been blamed, such as child labour, environmental degradation, cultural homogenization and a host of other ills afflicting poorer nations.
Abstract: The riot-torn meeting of the World Trade Organization in Seattle in 1999 was only the most dramatic sign of the intensely passionate debate now raging over globalization, which critics blame for everything from child labour to environmental degradation, cultural homogenization, and a host of other ills afflicting poorer nations. Now Jagdish Bhagwati, the internationally renowned economist known equally for the clarity of his arguments and the sharpness of his pen, takes on the critics, revealing that globalization, when properly governed, is in fact the most powerful force for social good in the world today. Drawing on his unparalleled knowledge of international economics, Bhagwati explains why the "gotcha" examples of the critics are often not as they seem, and that in fact globalization often alleviates many of the problems for which it has been blamed. For instance, when globalization leads to greater general prosperity in an underdeveloped nation, it quickly reduces child labour and increases literacy (when parents have sufficient income, they send their children to school, not work). The author describes how globalization helps the cause of women around the world and he shows how economic growth, when coupled with the appropriate environmental safeguards, does not necessarily increase pollution. And to counter the charge that globalization leads to cultural hegemony, to a bland "McWorld," Bhagwati points to the example of Salman Rushdie, a writer who blends Bombay slang and impeccable English in novels touched by magic realism borrowed from South American writers. Globalization leads not to cultural white bread but to a spicy hybrid of cultures. With the wit and wisdom for which he is renowned, Bhagwati convincingly shows that globalization is part of the solution, not part of the problem. Anyone who wants to understand what's at stake in the globalization wars must read "In Defense of Globalization".
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1 Jan 1995
TL;DR: Barber as discussed by the authors argued that the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001 have truly transformed the world order, but they have hardly effected the ideological approaches of the right and left political parties of the United States.
Abstract: Beyond
If the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001 have truly transformed the world order, they have, by the same token, hardly effected the ideological approaches of the right and left political parties of the United States. However, American politics should, in subscribing to the principles of Realpolitik as they are traditionally understood, take some lessons from this event in order to benefit from an approach which would make the question of democracy the principal foundation of all US foreign policy. Following his reflections concerning the necessity of promoting democracy as the means to fight against the detrimental effects of globalization and fundamentalism, Benjamin R. Barber gives us the basis of what a foreign policy based on a new democratic realism should be.
628 citations
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Abstract: Beyond
If the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001 have truly transformed the world order, they have, by the same token, hardly effected the ideological approaches of the right and left political parties of the United States. However, American politics should, in subscribing to the principles of Realpolitik as they are traditionally understood, take some lessons from this event in order to benefit from an approach which would make the question of democracy the principal foundation of all US foreign policy. Following his reflections concerning the necessity of promoting democracy as the means to fight against the detrimental effects of globalization and fundamentalism, Benjamin R. Barber gives us the basis of what a foreign policy based on a new democratic realism should be.
381 citations
Book•
1 Jan 2002
TL;DR: The McDonaldization of social structures and institutions has been studied extensively in the literature, see as mentioned in this paper for an overview of the history of McDonaldization and its application in the food industry.
Abstract: Preface - George Ritzer McDonaldization: Basics, Studies, Applications and Extensions An Introduction to McDonaldization - George Ritzer Precursors: Bureaucracy and Max Weber's Theory of Rationality, Irrationality and the "Iron Cage" - George Ritzer Islands of the Living Dead: The Social Geography of McDonaldization - George Ritzer On Mass Distribution: A Case Study of Chain Stores in the Restaurant Industry - Joel Nelson A Sociology of Rib Joints - PD Holley and DE Wright McDonald's as a Disneyized Institution - Alan Bryman Urgent Dreams: Climbing, Rationalization, and Ambivalence - Ian Heywood A Conversation with Eric Schlosser, Author of Fast Food Nation A Conversation with Morgan Spurlock on his documentary "Supersize Me" McDonaldization: The Major Criticisms - Bryan Turner The McDonaldization of Social Structures and Institutions The McDonaldization of America's Police, Courts, and Corrections - Matthew Robinson McDonaldization of the Sex Industries? The Business of Sex - Kathryn Hausbeck and Barbara Brents McDonaldization and the Family - Sara Raley What Do Hamburgers and Drug Care Have in Common: Some Unorthodox Remarks on the McDonaldization and Rationality of Drug Care - Uwe E Kemmesies McDonaldization, Education, and McMorals - Suzanne Hudd The McDonaldization of the Internet - Alan Neustadtl and Meyer Kestnbaum McJobs: McDonaldization and Its Relationship to the Labor Process - George Ritzer McWork in Europe - Tony Royle Supersizing Farms: The McDonaldization of Agriculture - Andrew J Knight From Creeds to Burgers - John Drane McCitizens: Risk, Coolness, and Irony in Contemporary Politics - Bryan S Turner Cathedrals of Consumption: Rationalization, Enchantment, and Disenchantment - George Ritzer McDonaldization and the Global Sports Store: Constructing Consumer Meanings in a Rationalized Society - Steven Miles Credit Cards, Fast-Food Restaurants, and Rationalization - George Ritzer Cross-Cultural Analysis, Social Movements and Social Change Jihad vs McWorld - Benjamin Barber The McLibel Trial Story - McSpotlight Striking the Golden Arches: French Farmers Protest McD's Globalization - David Morse Slow Food - Mara Miele and Jonathan Murdock The Debate Over the Relationship Between McDonaldization and Globalization Globalization and Culture: Three Paradigms - Jan N Pieterse McDonaldization and the Global Culture of Consumption - Malcolm Waters Transnationalism, Localization, and Fast Foods in East Asia - James L Watson The McDonaldization Mosaic: Glocalization and Diversity - Bryan Turner Domesticating the French Fry: McDonald's and Consumerism in Moscow - Melissa L Caldwell Global Implications of McDonaldization and Disneyization - Alan Bryman Glocommodification: How the Global Consumes the Local - McDonald's in Israel - Uri Ram Globalization and McDonaldization - George Ritzer Globaloney: Unraveling the Myths of Globalization - Michael Veseth Conclusion Some Thoughts on the Future of McDonaldization - George Ritzer Index About the Contributors About the Author
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