Globalism and the New Regionalism : Volume 1

This is the first of five volumes reporting on the UNU-WIDER study on New Regionalism.

It deals with the conceptions and meanings of two processes which probably will have a crucial influence on the shape of the 'new world order' - globalization and regionalization.

These studies relate to each other as challenge to response, globalization being the challenge of economic and cultural homogenization of the world and regionalization being a social and political reaction.

The leading writers in the field contribute thought-provoking and fascinating articles to this volume.