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The Deglobalisation Paradigm: A Critical Discourse on Alternatives

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The continuing and intensifying global economic crisis that started in the eurozune and the United States (US), and has reverberated in India, China and other developing countries, is a concrete manifestation of the depth reached by globalisation. The world has experienced a number of financial crises before. However, the combination of the economic and ecological crises, the impacts of drastic reforms being- put in place to respond to the crises, as well as the magnitude of globalisation have made the challenges more daunting than previously experienced in history.

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Guerrero, D.G. (2014). The Deglobalisation Paradigm: A Critical Discourse on Alternatives. In: McCloskey, S. (eds) Development Education in Policy and Practice. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137324665_14

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