Globalisation and Sustainable Development
Quest for a New Paradigm

Sheila Rai (Edited by), Dhirendra Vajpeyi (Edited by)

9781774690086

Hardback, published 30 June 2026

186 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg

After the collapse of Soviet Union and its Marxist-Leninist economic and political model of development the Washington consensus inspired model of economic and political development popularly known as Globalization became the new mantra , the panacea to cure all societal ills, and the only option to raise global humanity from poverty, ill health, and political oppression. There is no doubt that it lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty, however its many gains were not equally or even near equally distributed. Economic inequality, human rights suffered specially in China and several countries in Eastern Europe, environmental degradation, unemployment, unregulated and unbridled dominance by multinationals (mostly Western , Americans ) brought about unprecedented economic crisis and social fragmentation. These developments raised serious doubts and questions about the viability of globalization model. The "discontent with globalization" forced academics and policymakers to reevaluate other alternatives. The present anthology discusses some of these issues in a comparative context by presenting alternative models to Western unregulated free market Globalization model.

• Chapter 1 Globalization, Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Human Security
• Chapter 2 Impact of Urban Development on Environment
• Chapter 3 Do Women in Government Champion Development Friendly Regulations?
• Chapter 4 Corporate Social Responsibility–
  An Institutional Perspective
• Chapter 5 Sustainable Human Development Poverty Reduction and the Elimination and Inequality
• Chapter 6 Women as Change Agents of Sustainable Development in South Asia
• Chapter 7 Sustainable Development Goals: Integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to Deliver Sustainable Development Goals Myth Vs Evidence
• Chapter 8 Waste Management as a Key Component of Sustainable Environment
• Chapter 9 UJAMAA: An Alternative Model of Development
• Chapter 10 Global Governance and Sustainable Development: Emerging Realities and Perspectives