Global Issues: Politics, Economics, and Culture, 5th edition

Published by Pearson (July 14, 2021) © 2017

  • Richard J. Payne Illinois State University

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ISBN-13: 9780137540891 (2021 update)
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Global Issues looks at the forces driving globalization — from democratization, human rights, and global finance to population, migration, and noncommunicable diseases. The text describes these issues in context and explains the growing political, economic, and cultural interdependence visible in the headlines today.

1. Global Issues: Challenges of Globalization
2. The Struggle for Primacy in a Global Society
3. Human Rights
4. Promoting Democracy
5. Global Terrorism
6. Weapons Proliferation
7. The Global Financial Crisis
8. Global Trade
9. Global Inequality and Poverty
10. Environmental Issues
11. Population and Migration
12. Global Crime
13. The Globalization of Disease
14. Cultural Clashes and Conflict Resolution

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