Lectures, when ready, will be available as pdf files below. The term globalisation has its origins in the latter half of the 20th century, referring to, in a very general sense, the movement of the worlds nations towards some sort of global village. Power imbalances and development knowledge norman girvan professorial research fellow. Norman girvan was a graduate of the university college of the west indies and the london school of economics. He was formerly the secretary general of the association of caribbean states, professor of development studies and director of the sir arthur lewis institute of social and economic studies at the university of the. Globalization and the study of international security created date. Globalization, regional integration and the economic. The invention of the caribbean in the 2gth century the definitions of the caribbean as a historical and methodological problem antonio gaztambideg. I need not say here that norman faircloughs achievements in the field of discourse analysis. African studies american studies ancient near east and egypt art history asian studies book history and cartography biblical studies classical studies education. In fall 1997 he was a visiting fellow at the kellogg institute. Read english in japan in the era of globalization online, read in mobile or kindle.
Globalizations challenge to regional economic integration. Define the economic partnership agreement and discuss the. Next, it identifies the main characteristics of the region, and. By closing this message, you are consenting to our use of cookies. In 20, during one of his many visits to havana, norman girvan enthusiastically. This paper is a spinoff of a larger research project on globalization, transfer of technology, and urbanization carried out by a. Globalization s challenge to regional economic integration address by h. Anglophones in the region usually speak and think of the caribbean as meaning the englishspeaking islands, or the member states of the. The main centres of power in the world economy are capitalist states states in which capitalist economic enterprise is the chief form of. Single market, in the wider context of globalisation, will create new opportunities. Norman girvan s article implications of the cariforumec epa, examined the provisions, state that the epa was a trade agreement with development components designed to openup and develop trade between europe and cariforum, removing the barriers to trade between them and by means of improving cariforums capacity to trade competitively. Norman girvan is a professor and director of the consortium graduate school of social sciences.
The same applies to reading questions, which are files for each weeks readings designed to focus your reading. Severino, secretarygeneral of the association of southeast asian nations, at the symposium on afta and beyond manila, 30 may 2002 we thank you, madame president, for graciously consenting to share with us your thoughts on asean and on the asean free trade. Definitions and perspectives composed by eric beerkens, 2006 globalization refers to all those processes by which the peoples of the world are incorporated into a single world society, global society p. Born in kingston, jamaica, in 1941, norman died last thursday april 10th, 2014, in his beloved cuba.
The caribbean in the context of the south norman girvan process and ideology let us begin by distinguishing globalisation as an ideological term associated with a concrete project of the 1990s, from gl obalisation as a substantive process. Question for debate what major changes can be recognized in the caribbean as a result of the current phase of globalization. Mohammed defining the caribbean norman girvan cited in. Taking into account significant developments in the dynamics of globalization and antiglobalization over the past years, it includes a new introduction and a new conclusion as well as eight entirely new chapters contributed by authors as diverse and different in their perspectives as james petras, walden bello, norman girvan, paul bowles, terry. This paper assesses the contribution, limitations, and contemporary relevance of caribbean dependency thought cdt. Health and human development in the new global economy. Caribbean dependency theory and the case of jamaican. The paper begins by discussing the appropriate definition of the caribbean region for the present purpose. The most obvious one is the world capitalist economy. A calculus of inequality essentially reflects perspectives from the south on the merits and demerits of globalisation and economic liberalization at a time when north and south are engaged in a number of critical negotiations that will inevitably determine the future distribution of economic benefits among the worlds people. In search of definition of a controversial concept or click here for the html version. Cdt emerged in the early postcolonial period in the englishspeaking caribbean with a mission to extend political decolonization to the intellectual, economic, social, and cultural spheres.
Norman girvan social policy and the ftaa manuela tortora healthy public and the world trade organization. The four dimensions of globalisation according to anthony. Globalization norman girvan 1999 posits globalization has been under way for. Girvan 28 june 1941 9 april 2014 was a jamaican professor, secretary general of the association of caribbean states between 2000 and 2004. As a young student at the university of the west indies in the early 1960s, and later as a leading. Norman girvans summary of what happened with regard to bauxite and petroleum is. Ronald labonte globalization, international health, and a new international relations framework alberto j. The argument here suggests that the post1945 era of us hegemony has come to an end and that control of the world order has slipped beyond the capacity.
Insofar as the construction of a capitalist world economy is an historical process that commenced with. Globalisation is as old as colonialism trinidad and. The integration of the caribbean community caricom is. New perspectives on globalization and antiglobalization. Regional cooperation represents one means by which caribbean societies can secure a. Plan for development or path to marginalization frank paul le veness marilynn fleckenstein abstpact. By this definition the turks and caicos islands and the bahamas would however be excluded from the caribbean. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The contemporary caribbean1 is one of the most politically fragmented regions for its size on. Paper prepared for international meeting on globalization and development problems havana, cuba, january 1822, 199 norman girvan university of the west indies, jamaica the main thesis of this paper is as follows. An overview norman girvan prepared for iv international seminar africa, the caribbean and latin america, st. To learn about our use of cookies and how you can manage your cookie settings, please see our cookie policy. According to norman girvan, the early impact of globalisation on the caribbean was the extermination of the majority of the indigenous population, mercantilism, slavery, the plantation system, and centuries of rivalry and wars among the colonial powers. A proposal for an international health presence in future world trade investment talks.
Vincent and the grenadines, 24th 26th november, 2012. With new and emerging global challenges, alternative. Power can be defined as the ability of human agency to exercise control over its social. A brief commentary on louis lindsays myth of independence richard hart error. In the 1960s, he was a member of the clr james study group in.
Mohammed defining the caribbean norman girvan cited in benn and hall 2000 from humanities cs1 at st. A critical definition of development has emerged that argues for locally driven understandings of development and local control over the economy in order to facilitate economic growth and improve welfare internally,12 which 9 girvan. I would characterize it as reactive and opportunistic, meaning they. Caribbean dependency thought revisited researchgate. Differences between the countries of the northern and southern hemispheres recommend drastic changes in political, economic, and social atti tudes, especially among the nations of the north. Henry veltmeyer new perspectives on globalization and. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.