Introducing global issues

Cover
Title page
copyright page
Contents
Tables and Figures
Preface
Ch1- Exploring Global Issues
	Is the World Shrinking?
	Table 1.1 World Internet Usage and Population Statistics, 2020
	Is Globalization Good or Bad?
	Table 1.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Globalization
	Interconnectedness Among Issues
	Key Players
	Outline of the Book
	Discussion Questions
	Suggested Readings
PART 1- Dimensions of Conflict and Security
	Ch2- Global Security in the Twenty-First Century
		Key Actors
		Historical Approaches
		From State Security to Human Security
		Table 2.1 Top Ten Causes of Death Worldwide, Before Covid-19
		Current Issues in Global Security
		Conclusion
		Discussion Questions
		Suggested Readings
	Ch3- The Continuing Threat of Weapons Proliferation
		Types of Proliferation
		Figure 3.1 The Proliferation Matrix
		Table 3.1 World and Regional Military Expenditures, 2006–2019
		Contemporary Challenges and Solutions
		Prospects for the Future
		Discussion Questions
		Suggested Readings
	Ch4- Nationalism and the Clash of Identities
		The Evolution of the State
		The Role of Mapping and Geography
		The Evolution of Nationalism
		The Nation-State
		Different Perspectives on Nationalism
		The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
		Table 4.1 Palestinian Demographics, 2019
		Figure 4.1 Arab-Israeli Wars
		Figure 4.2 The Expansion of Israel
		Figure 4.3 Israeli-Palestinian Peace Attempts
		Table 4.2 Palestinian and Israeli Casualties Since 2008
		Nationalism and the Future
		Discussion Questions
		Suggested Readings
	Ch5- Ensuring Human Rights
		The Origin of Human Rights
		The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
		Figure 5.1 Preamble of the UN Charter
		Figure 5.2 First Generation of Human Rights, UDHR Articles 2–21
		Figure 5.3 Second Generation of Human Rights, UDHR Articles 22–26
		Figure 5.4 Third Generation of Human Rights, UDHR Articles 27–28
		Impact of Globalization on the UDHR
		Figure 5.5 UDHR Articles 29–30
		Human Rights: Universalism vs. Relativism
		Implementing Human Rights
		Assessing the Successes and Failures of the International Human Rights Regime
		Discussion Questions
		Suggested Readings
	Ch6- Ensuring Global Health
		Nutritional Health
		Photo: Child with Marasmus
		Photo: Child with Kwashiorkor
		Reproductive Health
		Social Determinants of Health
		Infectious Disease
		Table 6.1 Regional Effects of HIV/AIDS, 2001 vs. 2019
		Conclusion
		Discussion Questions
		Suggested Readings
	Ch7- Ensuring Food Security
		Natural Factors
		Figure 7.1 Case Study: Cattle-Farming Operations in the Monteverde Region of Costa Rica
		Anthropogenic Factors
		Table 7.1 Overview of GMO Risk Factors: Practices and Outcomes
		Figure 7.2 Case Study: When California Has a Drought, Everyone Has a Drought
		Conclusion
		Discussion Questions
		Suggested Readings
	Ch8- Conflict over Natural Resources
		Explaining Conflict over Natural Resources
		Case Studies
		Figure 8.1 Jordan River Basin
		Loss of Resources and Violent Conflict
		The Need for Sustainability
		Discussion Questions
		Suggested Readings
PART 2- Dimensions of the Global Political Economy
	Ch9- The Power of Ideas in the Global Political Economy
		Forging a World Economy Through Mercantilism, 1400–1800
		The Emergence of Liberalism and Marxism, 1800–1945
		The Clash of Ideas, 1945–1975
		The Return of Liberalism, Indebtedness, and the Collapse of the Soviet Union, 1975–1991
		A New Millennium and the Resurgence of Neo-Mercantilism, 2000–Present
		Twenty-First-Century Strategies and Challenges
		Discussion Questions
		Suggested Readings
	Ch10- Politics, Economics, and Trade
		The Postwar International Political Economy
		Understanding Trade Policy
		Table 10.1 Comparative Advantages of State A and B
		Understanding Capital Mobility
		Financial Flows
		The Perils and Benefits of Globalization
		Figure 10.1 World Economic Growth Measured in GDP per Capita, 1960–2016
		Figure 10.2 Share of World Population Living in Absolute Poverty, 1980–2018
		Figure 10.3 Countries by GDP per Capita, 2019
		Discussion Questions
		Suggested Readings
	Ch11- Strategies for Development in a Globalized World
		What Are the LDCs and Why Are They So Poor?
		State Strategies for Development
		Figure 11.1 Latin America’s Bumpy Ride, 1990–2020
		Figure 11.2 FDI Inflows to Latin America, 1980–2018
		Figure 11.3 Inflation in Latin America, 1980–2019
		Figure 11.4 GDP Growth in Select East Asian States, 1990–2020
		Figure 11.5 Aggregate GDP in the World’s Three Largest Economies, 1990–2020
		Figure 11.6 GDP Growth in China, 1990–2020
		Figure 11.7 GDP per Capita in China, 1990–2020
		Bottom-Up Development and Foreign Aid
		Figure 11.8 Official Development Assistance by Country, 2018
		Conclusion
		Discussion Questions
		Suggested Readings
	Ch12- Challenges of Population Growth and Migration
		Principles and Trends
		Figure 12.1 Netherlands Population Pyramid, 2019
		Figure 12.2 Niger Population Pyramid, 2019
		Figure 12.3 World Population for Major Geographic Regions, 1950–2020
		Table 12.1 World Population for Geographic Regions, 1950–2020
		Expectations About Future Population Growth
		Figure 12.4 Projected World Population by UN Variants, 1950–2050
		Table 12.2 UN Population Projection Variants for World and Geographic Regions, 2020 and 2100
		Social and Environmental Dimensions of Geographic Mobility
		Table 12.3 Refugees and Other Persons of Concern to the UNHCR, by Geographic Region of Origin, End of 2019
		Population Policies
		Conclusion: Transitional Demographies
		Discussion Questions
		Suggested Readings
	Ch13- Women’s Equality and Development
		What Is Development?
		Key Issues and Related Activism: Political Representation, Food Sovereignty, and Education
		Table 13.1 Top Ten Countries for Representation of Women in National Legislatures, 2020
		Figure 13.1 Beijing+25: The Global Spread of Gender Quotas
		Figure 13.2 La Via Campesina and Women
		Figure 13.3 Malala Yousafzai
		Conclusion
		Discussion Questions
		Suggested Readings
	Ch14- Pathways to Sustainable Development
		What Is Sustainable Development?
		The Evolution of Sustainable Development
		From the MDGs to the SDGs: Operationalizing Sustainable Development
		The Sustainable Development Goals
		Figure 14.1 Sustainable Development Goals
		A New Path to Sustainable Development?
		Sustainable Development Past and Future
		Discussion Questions
		Suggested Readings
	Ch15- Seeking Solutions to Climate Change
		A Brief History of Climate Science
		Climate Change and Its Impacts
		The Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
		Table 15.1 Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Consumption of Energy, Select Countries, 2018
		A Look at International Climate Agreements
		What Are the Solutions?
		We Have Reasons to Be Hopeful?
		Discussion Questions
		Suggested Readings
PART 3- Conclusion
	Ch16- Future Prospects
		World Government
		Regionalism
		Decentralization and Self-Reliance
		Status Quo
		The Future: It’s Complicated
		What Can I Do?
		Discussion Questions
		Suggested Readings
Acronyms
Bibliography
The Contributors
Index
About the Book
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