Globalization in the Twenty-First Century

Introduction: Globalization in the Twenty-First Century; A.Hülsemeyer PART I: GLOBALIZATION AT THE MACRO LEVEL Transnational Practices and the Analysis of the Global System; L.Sklair Problematizing Technology and 'Globalization'; R.Leoppky PART II: INTERMEDIATE LEVEL 1 - GLOBALIZATION AND THE STATE Globalization and Other Stories: Paradigmatic Selection in International Politics; P.G.Cerny Post-Communist Transformation and Industrial Relations: A Fast Track to the 'Competition State' in Eastern Europe?; R.J.Leiteritz & L.Handrich Becoming 'Competitive': Globalization and State Transformation in Malaysia and South Africa; J.van der Westhuizen PART III: INTERMEDIATE LEVEL 2 - GLOBALIZATION AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION Globalization, Regionalization and Democracy; W.D.Coleman Toward the Competition Region: Global Business Actors and the Future of Regionalism; M.Spindler The New Wave of Trade Agreements in the Americas: Regionalism Converging to Globalization; A.Hester & E.Beaulieu PART IV: GLOBALIZATION AT THE MICRO LEVEL The Uneven Pluralization of World Politics; P.G.Cerny Conclusion: Convergence or Divergence?; A.Hülsemeyer