Globalization And the Third World — A Study of Nageative Consequences

The impact of globalization on the world's developing economies is not conclusive: studies show conflicting conclusions to the same problems in the context of globalization in developing countries. It is this analytical inconclusiveness that is at the heart of this collection, which makes a fresh attempt to study the real impact of globalization on many critical problems in less developed countries. Essays focus on the areas of labour, capital inflow, trade, technology transfer and socio-cultural issues. The contributors focus mainly on the conflicts that globalization generates in order to gauge the plight of the poor economies, and makes a contribution in the area of the political economy of globalization.

B.N. GHOSH is currently Professor of Economics at the Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus, Turkey. He is also Director (Hon.) of the Centre of the Study of Human Development at Leeds, UK. He has written a large number of books and published extensively in refereed professional journals. He has undertaken short-term consultancies for various organizations including UNDP, UGC and the Government of Malaysia. He is the Chief Editor of the International Journal of Human Development.

HALIL M. GUVEN, a former Professor at San Diego State University, California, USA, is the Rector of Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus, Turkey. He has published books and monographs on technology transfer, leadership paradigm and higher education, the growth and clash of civilizations and the economic analysis of electricity consumption. He was a Fulbright scholar and has received numerous recognitions and awards from international organizations, including one from USDOE.