This book presents a clear and balanced perspective of the dangers and possibilities inherent in the unfolding process known as globalization from both proponents' and opponents' points-of-view. Globalization in the Twenty-First Century, Economic Globalization, Multinational Corporations, Transnationalization of the State And System, Globalization and the Environment, and Cultural Globalization. For anyone who wants an accessible, unbiased presentation of globalization.