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Dimensions of Globalization: Cultural and Institutional Novelties, Ethical Needs

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Globalization has become a buzzword for the social sciences. Nonetheless this concept has a dual problem: on the one hand its definition lacks precision, on the other it is, mostly, devoid of any moral or ethical prescriptions. These problems are intertwined and help to explain conflict regarding the goals, processes and effects of globalization.

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Migone, A. (2002). Dimensions of Globalization: Cultural and Institutional Novelties, Ethical Needs. In: McBride, S., Dobuzinskis, L., Cohen, M.G., Busumtwi-Sam, J. (eds) Global Instability. Social Indicators Research Series, vol 13. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0251-6_12

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