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 ETHICAL GLOBALIZATION 

As interaction and integration among the people, businesses and governments of nations accelerates, I think we need authority that transcends nations. This authority could be provided by strengthening / democratizing existing institutions (UN, WTO, etc) and creating new ones. It would mediate disputes, do peacekeeping, and regulate international trade -- intervening when worker exploitation, environmental degradation or economic upheaval warranted. It would regulate capital flow, bust monopolies, and promote wealth / technology transfer aiding the poor -- giving all at least a minimum living standard and a voice in the decision-making affecting them. (Note: Many don’t like the ‘ethical’ qualifier. They see ‘globalization’ as extending ‘benefits’ of free market capitalism to the whole world.)

Related Words, Beliefs, Background -- 51 entries

More to Explore -- Worldview Theme #51: Ethical Globalization 

Globalization  (from online encyclopedia)
Anti-Globalization  (from online encyclopedia)
International Trade (from online encyclopedia)
The Ethical Globalization Initiative  (from Mary Robinson, Jimmy Carter, and others)
Globalization: Threat or Opportunity   (from the International Monetary Fund)
Globalization -- recent presentations & research  (from The World Bank)
International Labour Organization (UN agency devoted to "decent work for all" and "fair globalization")
International Forum on Globalization
The Center for Ethics and Value Inquiry: On Global Ethics
The Rise of Global Civil Society, by Don Eberly (more on this 2007 book)
One World: The Ethics of Globalization, by Peter Singer (read excerpts from 2004 book at Google Books)
When Corporations Rule the World, by David Korten (read excerpts from 2001 book at Google Books)
The Rise of the Anti-Corporate Movement, by Evan Osborne
Global Social Justice  (Carnegie Council project Re: the ethical challenges of globalization) 
Globalization and Poverty articles (from Global Envision)
Take This Job and Ship It, by Byron Dorgan (book review of U.S. senator's 2006 book)
What Values Will Guide Our Future in an Era of Globalization?, by Craig Rundle
Susan George Speaks Out Against Economic Globalization (interview with European involved w/ transnational issues)

Towards Ethical Globalization:The Role of Civil Society in Civilizing Global Governance by John Clark (2003 paper )

A Discussion on Ethical Globalization (forum conducted by Yale University)
The UN Millennium Project: Practical Action Plan to Combat Poverty
Economic Globalization and Human Rights (from Amnesty International)
The Globalization Website (maintained by Emory University)
Free Trade and Globalization, by Anup Shah
Creating A World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism, by Muhammed Yunus ( book review)
The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time, by Jeffrey Sachs
"Why the World Can't Afford Food," by Jackson Dykman (article in Time May 19, 2008)
"Common Wealth," by Jeffrey Sachs (article about a great new idea in Time March 24 2008)
Links to Anti-globalization Resources, Organizations
Nobodies: Modern American Slave Labor and the Dark Side of the New Global Economy, by John Bowe
Global Authoritarian Regimes: A Look at the Political And Social Influence of Large Corporations, by I. Ramonet
Mobilization for Global Justice
The Three Tensions of Globalization, by Lawrence Rothenberg  
Human Rights First: Business and Human Rights 
Working Together to Build a World Community: The Association of World Citizens  
Economic Globalization in Asia, by Manas Chatterji, Partha (read excerpts of 2005 book at Google Books)
Why Greens Don't Love the WTO, by Donella Meadows
Designing a NAFTA That's Good for all the Passengers, by Donella Meadows
Development and Economic Freedom: Counter-Capitalism Inside the Anti-globalization Movement
Free Trade, ed. Jennifer Peloso (book, part of The Reference Shelf vol. 77, #2)
NAFTA -- from the Office of the United States Trade Representative
In Defense of Globalization, by J. Bhagwati
Democracy and Globalization, by John Ralston Saul  (online text of 1999 Sydney, Australia lecture)
Global Info, a daily news service of the developing world
Migration Policy Institute
quotes about economic development and globalization (from WTO website)
quotes related to globalization

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