Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : The end of geography and the beginning of conflict / B.N.Ghosh -- The contradictory dynamics of globalization / Phillip Anth ony O'Hara -- Globalization, cultural conflicts and Islamic resurgence / Mustapha Kamal Pasha -- Globalization and the clash of civilisations / Halil M. Guven -- Globalization, sub-national governments and urban c rises in the developing world / Partha Gangopadhyay and Shyam Nath -- G lobalization, labour markets and gender : human security challenges fro m cross-borders sourcing in services / Nahid Aslanbeigui and Gale Summe rfield -- How does globalization affect regional inequality within a de veloping country? Evidence from China / Xiaobo Zhang and Kevin Honglin Zhang -- Flexicurity, casualization and informalization of global labou r markets / Johannes D. Schmidt -- Race to the bottom : the impact of g lobalization on labour markets : a review of empirical and theoretical evidence / Ozay Mehmet -- Globalization and the agrarian question : pea sants' conflicts in Africa and Asia / Samir Amin -- Globalization, capi tal inflows and financial crises / B.N.Ghosh -- Globalization and incom plete technology transfer to developing countries / Franco Praussello - - WTO and the South : past, present and future / Raj Kumar Sen -- Globa lization, trade liberalization and conflict : a southern perspective / Amitava Krishna Dutt -- Globalization and agricultural trade : the mark et access and food security dilemmas of developing countries / Tim Ande rson.