Submission of Summary "Runaway Globalization Without Governance" by Mr. Nayan Chandra

Task 1: Summary (5%)

Article: "Runaway Globalization Without Governance" by Mr. Nayan Chandra

Summary of the article:

"Globalization may bring adverse impacts to the world as governance fails to catch up with the pace of globalization. Globalization is the process where communities become inter-connected with one another. As various states establish their own set of laws to rule over their people and utilize scarce resources, it is difficult to come to a consensus on an internationally recognized set of laws which will not affect their interests. An example would be the need to govern intellectual property rights.

Furthermore, the existence of expanding empires is helpful in regulating globalization but results in other problems that require more rules to be enforced. International coordination is needed to address the issues that arise from the growth in the communications and transportation sectors as regulation lags far behind. International regulation will only work if conflicts of interests do not exist. When sovereignty and national security are at stake, negotiations for global governance become difficult and this is the challenge at hand. However, the United States, a key player in international governance, is not assuming an active role in promoting global governance and this may in turn put the world at greater risk."

Cheers,

Joan

Reader's Response to "Runaway Globalization Without Governance" by Nayan Chanda

Reader’s Response to “Runaway Globalization Without Governance” by Nayan Chanda

In Chanda’s article, “Runaway Globalization Without Governance”, the key ideas presented by the author are effective in presenting the adverse impacts globalization may bring to the world if governance fails to catch up with the pace of globalization. Chanda explained the benefits the world has reaped from globalization and the seriousness in the lack of governance in a globalized world. The main ideas presented raised a few political issues brought about by globalization and generally, the issues were well-presented and organized.

When Chanda wrote about the greatest challenges to a globalized world, he mentioned “the lack of global governance had emerged as the single most daunting challenge to globalization”. This would be the shared sentiment of many world leaders as border and national security issues are prioritized over global coordination. Countries are unwilling to work with one another if there is a risk of compromising their sovereignty. This is natural to world leaders as they would have to protect their country’s interests. The threats brought about by a lack of global governance will never overpower the need for their country to remain independent.

This situation is well demonstrated by one of the most influential countries in the world, the United States of America, has withdrawn from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and is focusing on the development of new weaponry instead of setting a leading example to disarm. Despite the call for disarmament, Chandra observes that the world has moved in the “opposite direction”. This is largely due to the fact that the government sees the oppressing need to protect the countries from external threats as other nations continue the development of nuclear weapons. One would be at risk if they do not keep up with the pace to develop their military capabilities. 

The views by Chanda demonstrate the dilemma that world leaders face today. It is clear that world leaders have acknowledged the increasing need for the presence of global governance today. However, national security and sovereignty is their first priority. The article offers a balanced view to the present situation in the world and the difficulties to global governance. The author is highly recommended to researchers who wish to gain more exposure to the issues brought about by globalization due to his insights on the matter.

Final Draft - Runaway Globalization Without Governance by Nayan Chandra

Task 1: Summary (5%)

Final draft of the article named "Runaway Globalization Without Governance" by Mr. Nayan Chandra

Summary of the article:

"Globalization may bring adverse impacts in the world as governance fails to catch up with the pace of globalization. Globalization is the process where communities become inter-connected with one another. As various states establish their own set of governing rules to rule over their people and utilize scarce resources, it is difficult to come to a consensus on an internationally recognized set of laws which will not affect their interests. An example would be the need to govern over intellectual property rights.

Furthermore, the existence of expanding empires is helpful to regulation but results in other problems which requires more rules to be enforced. International coordination is needed to address the issues that arise from the growth in the communications and transportation sectors as regulation lags far behind. International regulation will only work if conflicts of interests do not exist. When sovereignty and national security are at stake, negotiations for global governance become difficult and this is the challenge at hand. However, the United States, a key player in international governance, is not taking up an active role to promote global governance and this may in turn put the world at greater risk."

Check out this link for the article http://www.fairplanet.ca/media/globalization.pdf.

Cheers,

Joan (:

Nayan Chanda is director of publications at the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization and editor of YaleGlobal Online. His most recent book is Bound Together: How Traders, Preachers, Adventurers and Warriors Shaped Globalization (2007). 1. Quoted in G. J. Resink, Indonesia’s History Between the Myths: Essays in Legal History and Historical Theory (The Hague: W. van Hoeve Publishers Ltd.,

1968), p. 45; from F. W. Stapel, Het Bongaais verdrag: De vestiging der Nederlanders op Makassar(The Bonggaya Treaty: The Establishment of the Dutch in Makassar), PhD diss., University of Leiden, 1922, p. 14 and note 2.

Runaway Globalization Without Governance by Mr. Nayan Chandra

Task 1: Summary (5%)

First draft of the article named "Runaway Globalization Without Governance" by Mr. Nayan Chandra

Summary of the article:

"Globalization may bring adverse impacts on in the world as governance fails to catch up with the pace of globalization. Globalization is the process where communities become inter-connected with one another. As various states establish their own set of governing rules to rule over its their people and utilize scarce resources, it is difficult to come to a consensus on an internationally recognized set of laws which will not affect their interests. An example will be would be the need to govern over intellectual property rights.

Furthermore, the existence of expanding empires is helpful to regulation but resulted result in other problems which required requires more rules to be enforced. International coordination is needed to address the issues that arise from the growth in the communications and transportation sectors as regulation lags far behind. International regulation will only work if there are no conflicts of interests do not exist. When sovereignty and national security are at stake, negotiations for global governance become difficult and this is the challenge at hand. However, the United States, a key player in international governance, is not taking up an active role to promote global governance and this may in turn put the world at greater risk."

Check out this link for the article http://www.fairplanet.ca/media/globalization.pdf.

Cheers,

Joan (:

Nayan Chanda is director of publications at the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization and editor of YaleGlobal Online. His most recent book is Bound Together: How Traders, Preachers, Adventurers and Warriors Shaped Globalization (2007). 1. Quoted in G. J. Resink, Indonesia’s History Between the Myths: Essays in Legal History and Historical Theory (The Hague: W. van Hoeve Publishers Ltd.,

1968), p. 45; from F. W. Stapel, Het Bongaais verdrag: De vestiging der Nederlanders op Makassar(The Bonggaya Treaty: The Establishment of the Dutch in Makassar), PhD diss., University of Leiden, 1922, p. 14 and note 2.

Week 4 Paraphrasing and Summary

Is paraphrasing and summarizing the same thing?

Well, not quite the same. Spot the difference!

Paraphrasing Exercise

In this short excerpt from David Crystal’s English as a Global Language, take note of

the way that power relationships rather than the number of speakers influenced Latin   

language use. 

“Latin became an international language throughout the Roman Empire, but this was not 

because the Romans were more numerous than the peoples they subjugated. They were 

simply more powerful.” 

My Paraphrase:

Crystal (1997) suggests that Latin became a dominant language in the Roman Empire 

as the Romans were more influential than the people they ruled and not because of 

their numbers

Summary Exercise

“Why a language becomes a global language has little to do with the number of 

people who speak it. It is much more to do with who those speakers are. Latin became 

an international language throughout the Roman Empire, but this was not because the 

Romans were more numerous than the peoples they subjugated. They were simply 

more powerful. And later, when Roman military power declined, Latin remained for a 

millennium as the international language of education, thanks to a different sort of power –

the ecclesiastical power of Roman Catholicism.”

Source: Crystal, D. (1997). English as a global language. Cambridge: Cambridge University 

My Summary:

The dominance of a language is often dependent on the influences of those who spoke speak the 

language and not their numbers.

A paraphrase does not need to be shorter than the original text! However, a summary clearly has to be shorter than the original text.

Cheers,

Joan (:

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