Bibliographies

edited by di Simone Bertoli, Francesca Marchetta, Leonardo Menchini and Sara Turchetti

Introductory readings
On the move
Globalisation and policies: are there alternatives?
Changing societies
Global challenges: resources and environment

Introductory readings

  • De Benedictis, L., Helg, R. (2002), Globalizzazione, Rivista di Politica Economica 3-4, 139-210.
  • Easterly W. (2006), Globalization, Entry for Palgrave dictionary of Economics.
  • Gallino, L. (2000), Globalizzazione e disuguaglianze, Laterza.
  • Hebron, L.F., Stack, J.F. (2007), Globalization: Debunking the Myths, Pearson Prentice Hall.
  • Nuti D.M. (2006), Efficienza e distribuzione nell'economia globale, Lezioni Federico Caffè, Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", Facoltà di Economia, Celebrazioni del Centenario, 12-13 Dicembre.
  • Osterhammel, J., Petersson, N.P. (2009), Globalization: A Short History, Princeton University Press.
  • Pianta, M. (2001), Globalizzazione dal basso: Economia mondiale e movimenti sociali, Manifestolibri.
  • Scholte, J. A. (2007), Globalization: A Critical Introduction, Second Edition, Palgrave.
  • Steger, M. (2009), Globalization: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford.
  • Williamson J.G. (2002), Winners and losers over two centuries of globalization, WIDER Annual Lecture 6.
  • Zolo, D. (2004), Globalizzazione: Una mappa dei Problemi, Laterza.

On the Move

The free movement of capital, goods, and - to a lesser extent - of services is probably the most apparent aspect of the economic globalisation of the markets. It jars with the restriction that is instead practised on the movement of people and ideas. In this section the asymmetrical development of the different aspects of the economic globalisation, and the asymmetrical development of the same aspects across different countries of the world will be explored. The interactions among the different facets are equally important to investigate. Issues on migration, financial markets, multinational corporations and global value chains, free trade and barriers, patents and technological transfers will be discussed in this section of the session.

Capital

People

Goods

Ideas

Globalisation and policies: are there alternatives?

The key role of the policies in the globalisation process is the core of the second macro area: can economic globalisation be regulated or not? What is the role of the International Financial Institutions and how do they act? Is it often said that the national state loses effective instruments of economic policy precisely because of the markets integration: we are going to raise doubts about this statement, wondering whether it is actually true that there is not alternative. In this section the policies of globalisation, the globalisation of the policies and the national economic policies in the era of globalisation will be explored. Moreover, an important issue discussed in this section will be the one of official development assistance, and the growing role of emerging actors, such as China India, and other developing countries in the G20.

Domestic policies

International policies and global actors

Changing societies

How the society is affected by the globalisation process? The social consequences of the market integration and of the above mentioned "globalisation policies" are the main object of the third area, where the focus will be on the interactions between the various aspects of the economic globalisation and the societies. Here the issues of poverty, inequality, vulnerability and marginalization that are somehow related to the process of globalisation will be discussed. The gender issues will also be considered.

Global challenges: resources and environment

The pressure over natural resources and the environmental damages caused by the economic globalisation are probably one of the major and more evident global challenge. Increasing desertification, soil erosion and urbanisation raise the pressure over high-quality land. Moreover, this might be further amplified because of the increasing demand for biofuels or phenomena related to climate change. In many African countries the debate about the privatisation or decentralisations of natural resources management is lively: what is the impact on poor people and inequality? To what extent the livelihoods of poor people are affected by the depletion of natural resources and, vice versa, to what extent traditional techniques may contribute to this depletion? What policies and strategies might alleviate the impact of globalisation on natural resources and, at the same time, defend the interests of more marginalised people?

Jura Gentium, Rivista di filosofia del diritto internazionale e della politica globale, ISSN 1826-8269