Introduction : The end of geography and the beginning of conflict / B.N.Ghosh -- The contradictory dynamics of globalization / Phillip Anthony O'Hara -- Globalization, cultural conflicts and Islamic resurgence / Mustapha Kamal Pasha -- Globalization and the clash of civilisations / Halil M. Guven -- Globalization, sub-national governments and urban crises in the developing world / Partha Gangopadhyay and Shyam Nath -- Globalization, labour markets and gender : human security challenges from cross-borders sourcing in services / Nahid Aslanbeigui and Gale Summerfield -- How does globalization affect regional inequality within a developing country? Evidence from China / Xiaobo Zhang and Kevin Honglin Zhang -- Flexicurity, casualization and informalization of global labour markets / Johannes D. Schmidt -- Race to the bottom : the impact of globalization on labour markets : a review of empirical and theoretical evidence / Ozay Mehmet -- Globalization and the agrarian question : peasants' conflicts in Africa and Asia / Samir Amin -- Globalization, capital inflows and financial crises / B.N.Ghosh -- Globalization and incomplete technology transfer to developing countries / Franco Praussello -- WTO and the South : past, present and future / Raj Kumar Sen -- Globalization, trade liberalization and conflict : a southern perspective / Amitava Krishna Dutt -- Globalization and agricultural trade : the market access and food security dilemmas of developing countries / Tim Anderson.