Mr Beckert's story is both inspirational and utterly depressing, a reflection of the white-knuckle ride that has been the characteristic of globalisation through the centuries.
One characteristic of neoliberal globalisation, however, is that global integration is associated with pressures on nation-states to surrender important aspects of their sovereignty, often leading to weakening of the democratic roles of citizens and threats to basic conditions of health, including workplace health and safety.
As conflict over scarce land becomes an ever more defining characteristic of this era of globalisation, civil society movements around the world are increasingly turning their attention to it.
Evidence-based planning, access to information, and globalisation are defining characteristics of contemporary practice.
In his interview with The Economist he sought to explain Britain's recent economic travails, and to pitch for another term in office, by referring to a characteristic theme: the challenges and opportunities of globalisation.He describes the financial crunch of 2008-09 as the "first crisis of globalisation".
Both camps are intensely suspicious of globalisation.
They meant the march of globalisation.
Gone is the firm defence of globalisation.
Mr Ghemawat conducts surveys of popular views of globalisation.
"The end of globalisation" was a common refrain.
This example of globalisation did not anger him.
