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Politics happens when the interests of individuals and/or groups conflict, and each asserts power to defend or enhance its interests. Wealth and power are not synonymous but are usually inseparable. Wealth is often a source of power to get what one wants, which is often more wealth.
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For broad overviews, see J. Martin Rochester, Between Two Epochs: What Is Ahead for America, the World, and Global Politics in the 21st Century (Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2002); David Held and Anthony McGrew, eds., The Global Transformations Reader (Cambridge, U.K.: Polity Press/Blackwell, 2003); K.J. Holsti, Taming the Sovereigns: International Change in International Politics (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004); Peter Singer, One World: The Ethics of Globalization (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 2004); Edward Cornish, Futuring: The Exploration of the Future (Bethesda, Md.: World Future Society, 2004); Marvin J. Cetron and Owen Davies, 53 Trends Now Shaping the Future (Bethesda, Md.: World Future Society, 2005); Charles W. Kegley and Gregory A. Raymond, The Global Future (Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2006).
For broad overviews, see J. Martin Rochester, Between Two Epochs: What Is Ahead for America, the World, and Global Politics in the 21st Century (Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2002); David Held and Anthony McGrew, eds., The Global Transformations Reader (Cambridge, U.K.: Polity Press/Blackwell, 2003); K.J. Holsti, Taming the Sovereigns: International Change in International Politics (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004); Peter Singer, One World: The Ethics of Globalization (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 2004); Edward Cornish, Futuring: The Exploration of the Future (Bethesda, Md.: World Future Society, 2004); Marvin J. Cetron and Owen Davies, 53 Trends Now Shaping the Future (Bethesda, Md.: World Future Society, 2005); Charles W. Kegley and Gregory A. Raymond, The Global Future (Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2006).
For broad overviews, see J. Martin Rochester, Between Two Epochs: What Is Ahead for America, the World, and Global Politics in the 21st Century (Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2002); David Held and Anthony McGrew, eds., The Global Transformations Reader (Cambridge, U.K.: Polity Press/Blackwell, 2003); K.J. Holsti, Taming the Sovereigns: International Change in International Politics (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004); Peter Singer, One World: The Ethics of Globalization (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 2004); Edward Cornish, Futuring: The Exploration of the Future (Bethesda, Md.: World Future Society, 2004); Marvin J. Cetron and Owen Davies, 53 Trends Now Shaping the Future (Bethesda, Md.: World Future Society, 2005); Charles W. Kegley and Gregory A. Raymond, The Global Future (Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2006).
For broad overviews, see J. Martin Rochester, Between Two Epochs: What Is Ahead for America, the World, and Global Politics in the 21st Century (Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2002); David Held and Anthony McGrew, eds., The Global Transformations Reader (Cambridge, U.K.: Polity Press/Blackwell, 2003); K.J. Holsti, Taming the Sovereigns: International Change in International Politics (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004); Peter Singer, One World: The Ethics of Globalization (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 2004); Edward Cornish, Futuring: The Exploration of the Future (Bethesda, Md.: World Future Society, 2004); Marvin J. Cetron and Owen Davies, 53 Trends Now Shaping the Future (Bethesda, Md.: World Future Society, 2005); Charles W. Kegley and Gregory A. Raymond, The Global Future (Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2006).
For broad overviews, see J. Martin Rochester, Between Two Epochs: What Is Ahead for America, the World, and Global Politics in the 21st Century (Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2002); David Held and Anthony McGrew, eds., The Global Transformations Reader (Cambridge, U.K.: Polity Press/Blackwell, 2003); K.J. Holsti, Taming the Sovereigns: International Change in International Politics (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004); Peter Singer, One World: The Ethics of Globalization (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 2004); Edward Cornish, Futuring: The Exploration of the Future (Bethesda, Md.: World Future Society, 2004); Marvin J. Cetron and Owen Davies, 53 Trends Now Shaping the Future (Bethesda, Md.: World Future Society, 2005); Charles W. Kegley and Gregory A. Raymond, The Global Future (Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2006).
For broad overviews, see J. Martin Rochester, Between Two Epochs: What Is Ahead for America, the World, and Global Politics in the 21st Century (Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2002); David Held and Anthony McGrew, eds., The Global Transformations Reader (Cambridge, U.K.: Polity Press/Blackwell, 2003); K.J. Holsti, Taming the Sovereigns: International Change in International Politics (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004); Peter Singer, One World: The Ethics of Globalization (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 2004); Edward Cornish, Futuring: The Exploration of the Future (Bethesda, Md.: World Future Society, 2004); Marvin J. Cetron and Owen Davies, 53 Trends Now Shaping the Future (Bethesda, Md.: World Future Society, 2005); Charles W. Kegley and Gregory A. Raymond, The Global Future (Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2006).
For broad overviews, see J. Martin Rochester, Between Two Epochs: What Is Ahead for America, the World, and Global Politics in the 21st Century (Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2002); David Held and Anthony McGrew, eds., The Global Transformations Reader (Cambridge, U.K.: Polity Press/Blackwell, 2003); K.J. Holsti, Taming the Sovereigns: International Change in International Politics (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004); Peter Singer, One World: The Ethics of Globalization (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 2004); Edward Cornish, Futuring: The Exploration of the Future (Bethesda, Md.: World Future Society, 2004); Marvin J. Cetron and Owen Davies, 53 Trends Now Shaping the Future (Bethesda, Md.: World Future Society, 2005); Charles W. Kegley and Gregory A. Raymond, The Global Future (Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2006).
For pessimists, see Yale H. Ferguson and Richard W. Mansbach, Remapping Global Politics: History’s Revenge and Future Shock (New York: Columbia University Press, 2004); Jared Diamond, Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (New York: Viking, 2005); Louise Amoore, ed., The Global Resistance Reader: Concepts and Issues (New York: Routledge, 2005); Jan Aart Scholte, Globalization: A Critical Introduction (London: Palgrave, 2005); Worldwatch Institute, State of the World 2007 (New York: W.W. Norton, 2007).
For pessimists, see Yale H. Ferguson and Richard W. Mansbach, Remapping Global Politics: History’s Revenge and Future Shock (New York: Columbia University Press, 2004); Jared Diamond, Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (New York: Viking, 2005); Louise Amoore, ed., The Global Resistance Reader: Concepts and Issues (New York: Routledge, 2005); Jan Aart Scholte, Globalization: A Critical Introduction (London: Palgrave, 2005); Worldwatch Institute, State of the World 2007 (New York: W.W. Norton, 2007).
For pessimists, see Yale H. Ferguson and Richard W. Mansbach, Remapping Global Politics: History’s Revenge and Future Shock (New York: Columbia University Press, 2004); Jared Diamond, Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (New York: Viking, 2005); Louise Amoore, ed., The Global Resistance Reader: Concepts and Issues (New York: Routledge, 2005); Jan Aart Scholte, Globalization: A Critical Introduction (London: Palgrave, 2005); Worldwatch Institute, State of the World 2007 (New York: W.W. Norton, 2007).
For pessimists, see Yale H. Ferguson and Richard W. Mansbach, Remapping Global Politics: History’s Revenge and Future Shock (New York: Columbia University Press, 2004); Jared Diamond, Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (New York: Viking, 2005); Louise Amoore, ed., The Global Resistance Reader: Concepts and Issues (New York: Routledge, 2005); Jan Aart Scholte, Globalization: A Critical Introduction (London: Palgrave, 2005); Worldwatch Institute, State of the World 2007 (New York: W.W. Norton, 2007).
For pessimists, see Yale H. Ferguson and Richard W. Mansbach, Remapping Global Politics: History’s Revenge and Future Shock (New York: Columbia University Press, 2004); Jared Diamond, Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (New York: Viking, 2005); Louise Amoore, ed., The Global Resistance Reader: Concepts and Issues (New York: Routledge, 2005); Jan Aart Scholte, Globalization: A Critical Introduction (London: Palgrave, 2005); Worldwatch Institute, State of the World 2007 (New York: W.W. Norton, 2007).
For optimists, see Jadish Bhagwati, In Defense of Globalization (New York: Oxford University Press, 2004); Thomas Friedman, The Earth Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century (New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2005); John F. Stack and Luis Hebron, Globalization: Debunking the Myths (Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2006).
For optimists, see Jadish Bhagwati, In Defense of Globalization (New York: Oxford University Press, 2004); Thomas Friedman, The Earth Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century (New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2005); John F. Stack and Luis Hebron, Globalization: Debunking the Myths (Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2006).
For optimists, see Jadish Bhagwati, In Defense of Globalization (New York: Oxford University Press, 2004); Thomas Friedman, The Earth Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century (New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2005); John F. Stack and Luis Hebron, Globalization: Debunking the Myths (Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2006).
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Nester, W.R. (2010). Introduction. In: Globalization, Wealth, and Power in the Twenty-First Century. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230117402_1
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