1. 1 Living in a Globalised World lecture 1 George Irvin & Pam Shaw www.george.irvin.com/sussex u Folders u Forms u Register

2. 2 Living in a Globalised World 1.The Wrong Sort of Globalisation? (Tue 4 Oct 05; GWI) 2.Is the World Becoming More Unequal? (Tue 11 Oct 05; GWI) T 3.‘Washington Consensus’ Economics (Tue 18 Oct 04; GWI) 4.The USA and the European Union (Tue 25 Oct 05; GWI) 5.Britain and the Euro (Tue 1 Nov 05; GWI) 6.Reading Week (Tue 8 Nov 04) 7.Living in a Globalised World; Part 1: (Tue 15 Nov 05; PS) 8.Living in a Globalised World; Part 2: (Tue 22 Nov 05; PS) 9.The Environmental Challenge to ‘Globalisation’ (Tue 29 Nov 05; PS) 10.Globalisation and Resistance. (Tue 6 Dec 05; PS) 11.Admin Session: (Tues 13 Dec 05; GWI & PS)

3. 3 Intro: The Pros & Cons of Globalisation George Irvin

4. 4 1.Meaning? 2.Globalisation is bad 3.Globalisation is good 4.Where from here? Outline of This Session

5. 5 Various meanings: n Neutrals: a process in which geographic distance becomes a factor of diminishing importance in the establishment and maintenance of cross border economic, political and socio- cultural relations n Left critics:drive towards a global economic system dominated by supranational corporate trade and banking institutions that are not accountable to national governments n Supporters: drive towards a world-wide ‘market economy’ which will spread economic development and result in a more equal world n Is there a choice of ‘what sort of globalisation?’ Definitions?

6. 6 n Economics: spread of market-capitalism, driven by MNCs, makes world more unequal and retards development (Wade); n Politics: market-driven politics destroys public sector, trivialises key issues and makes us ‘passive consumers’ of PR-dominated ‘ideology’ (Leys) n International Relations: breakdown of national boundaries suggests ‘Westphalian’ system of nation-states and multinationalism (UNO) are irrelevant n Environment: globalisation depletes non renewable resources Globalisation Is Bad

7. 7 n Economics: world income distribution is improving, globalisation promotes development (Wolff) n Politics: there’s nothing we can do about it, therefore we must accommodate to ‘new’ politics; social democracy must accept a ‘third way’ (Giddens) n International Relations: ‘Martian’ Americans will spread democracy and freedom worldwide; thus, communism defeated; reactionary theocracies will yield, etc (Kagan) Globalisation Is Good

8. 8 n Look at what happening to world inequality (lecture 2) n Explore IMF view of how to get ‘development’; ie, the so-called Washington Consensus view n Examine debates in the EU: does globalisation mean the end of the ‘welfare state’? n (with Pam Shaw): Look at the complex issues of environmental change and sustainable growth Where From Here?