... getting worse? Pro globalisation There is mounting evidence that inequalities in global income and poverty are decreasing and that globalisation has contributed to this turnaround. For example, the World Bank notes that China's opening to world trade has brought it growth in income from $1460 a head in 1980 to $4120 by 1999. In 1980, American's earned 12.5 ... management of business enterprises, deregulation of economic activity, bureaucratization and standardization, a culture of consumerism, better understanding of universal human rights, environmental consciousness, democratization of...

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... --now concede that there are major structural questions, not just mere adjustment questions, that need to be addressed if we are to deliver a more just global economic order. As James Wolfenson, President of the World Bank, noted '...[i]f we do not have greater equity and social justice, there will be no political stability and without political stability no amount of ... security. Citizens were bound together, whether for reasons of liberty or security, by their subjection to a common ruler and a common law. This basic structure of governance forged a social bond among citizens and bet...

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... realistic view than modernisation theory, neither neglecting conflict nor over-embracing it. However, Jennifer Hargreaves (1994) is critical of the way in which the theory deals with gender issues, she notes that: " figurational sociology specifically, focuses on male experiences, marginalizes females and says very little about gender relations-. A key movement in the making of modern sport is that of rational ... Judo, to the primarily Western dominated Olympics. This phase also saw, as Maguire (2001) observes, the slow assertion of women's rights and the challenge to hegemonic masculi...

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... it's the US or Europe or places in Asia or South America, all countries are meant to develop the same way, the same franchise fast food, the same films and music, the same jeans, shoes and cars, the same urban landscapes, the same personal, and the same cultural and spiritual values - monoculture. Such a model serves the market needs of the global ... ...

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... the world trade in goods with cultural content almost tripled between 1980 and 1991: from 67 billion dollars to 200 billion dollars. At the core of the entertainment industry - film, music and television - there is a growing dominance of US products. World Trade Organization rules do not allow countries to block imports on cultural grounds. It is argued that one of the ... ...

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