Consensus or Conflict?: China and Globalization in the 21st Century

This open-access book explores the challenges and dilemmas of globalization and governance in an era of economic crises, populism, retreating internationalism, and a potential cold war between the US and China. It brings together leading international scholars and policy-makers to develop deep new thinking about global governance that is relevant to current shared global challenges. The book highlights the unprecedented turbulence that mankind is facing, including climate change, which poses a stark choice for the human race. It stresses the need for a consensus about the future of our world, with ideas and potential new policies put forward to achieve this consensus.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 404 pages
Publication date: 29 September 2021
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

This open-access book brings together leading international scholars and policymakers to explore the challenges and dilemmas of globalization and governance in an era increasingly defined by economic crises, widespread populism, retreating internationalism, and a looming cold war between the United States and China. It provides a diverse range of views on these widely concerned topics, including global governance, climate change, global health, migration, the S&T revolution, financial markets, and sustainable development. It is a truly unique book. Never before has such an authoritative group of essayists come together to develop deep new thinking about global governance that is relevant to current shared global challenges. They express deep concerns about the historically unprecedented upheavals in the world. They describe the unparalleled turbulence that mankind is facing in the form of multiple crises, any one of which has the potential to bring civilization to its knees. The most obvious of these is the threat posed by climate change. They spell out why these perils pose a stark choice for the human race. They stress how any path that leads to conflict increases the risk of catastrophe. In this context, the common thread is that a consensus must be reached about the future of our world. They have put forward many ideas and potential new policies, reflecting their vision of what this consensus should be and how it is the only way forward for the human race.

This open-access book brings together leading international scholars and policymakers to explore the challenges and dilemmas of globalization and governance in an era increasingly defined by economic crises, widespread populism, retreating internationalism, and a looming cold war between the United States and China. It provides a diverse range of views on these widely concerned topics, including global governance, climate change, global health, migration, the S&T revolution, financial markets, and sustainable development. It is a truly unique book. Never before has such an authoritative group of essayists come together to develop deep new thinking about global governance that is relevant to current shared global challenges. They express deep concerns about the historically unprecedented upheavals in the world. They describe the unparalleled turbulence that mankind is facing in the form of multiple crises, any one of which has the potential to bring civilization to its knees knees. The most obvious of these is the threat posed by climate change. They spell out why these perils pose a stark choice for the human race. They stress how any path that leads to conflict increases the risk of catastrophe. In this context, the common thread is that a consensus must be reached about the future of our world. They have put forward many ideas and potential new policies, reflecting their vision of what this consensus should be and how it is the only way forward for the human race.

Weight: 664g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789811653933
Edition number: 1st ed. 2021