"Globalisation has been an important social phenomenon in the contemporary world
order. The world has become, in important respects, a single social system, as a
result of which now virtually affects everyone. The global system is not just an
environment within which particular societies develop and change. The social,
political and economic connections, which crosscut borders between countries
decisively, condition the fate of those living within each of them. But, the
central question remains: Is this interdependence of world society really real
or tilted in favour of the richer nations? This book presenting a collection of
papers touches this central question with a variety of approaches and
perspectives.