Moving Beyond Stiglitz? Does 'globalisation and Its Discontents' Add to Our Understanding of the Sources of Contemporary Armed Conflict?

Essay aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Politik - Internationale Politik - Thema: Globalisierung, pol. Ökonomie, Note: Metrit (good), King`s College London (War College), 52 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Anmerkungen: With Globalisation and its Discontents, economist and writer Joseph Stiglitz wrote a devastating critique of globalisation approach and its results. His work caused much discontent among those he attacked, as much for his argument as for his apparent self-righteousness. We seek to answer two questions: Firstly, does Stiglitz' work help us to identify the causes of contemporary conflicts and secondly, could it be that Stiglitz overlooks deeper interrelations between globalisation and contemp , Abstract: With Globalisation and its Discontents, economist and writer Joseph Stiglitz wrote a devastating critique of globalisation approach and its results. His work caused much discontent among those he attacked, as much for his argument as for his apparent self-righteousness. We seek to answer two questions: Firstly, does Stiglitz' work help us to identify the causes of contemporary conflicts and secondly, could it be that Stiglitz overlooks deeper interrelations between globalisation and contemp