"In this book my aim is neither to condemn globalization nor to praise it. Globalization is a form of human social cooperation with both good and bad aspects. To try to prove that globalization is in itself good or bad would be just as nonsensical as to try to prove that human social cooperation is in itself good or bad. Human social cooperation has produced a technologized lifestyle which is dramatically better for many people. It has also produced great evils such as wars and the potential collapse of the ecosystem. Globalization has also produced benefits and harms. So instead of trying to determine whether globalization is good or bad, I will determine how globalization can be implemented in a just and ethical way."
– Robert A. Schultz, Woodbury University, USA
Your book is so coherent and well written. It reads easily, and has a nice fair and even tone.
– John Dittmeier, Los Angeles, CA.
The discussion of what constitutes an ethically globalized institution" and the role of IT as an " "enabler" of globalization are a great initial premise, especially in distinguishing a globalized ethic from national or even transnational ethics.
...You know I'd like the Heideggerian critique of Friedman! The discussion of flattening is one of the strongest so far.
...How to include corporations into any form of a global social contract is especially relevant in the current economic and ethical situation."
– Douglas Cremer, Professor of Philosophy and Political Science, Woodbury University, USA.
Very well written.
– Major Johnson, Los Angeles, CA.
Schultz (emeritus, Woodbury University) illustrates how globalized ethical challenges arise during IT activities and provides a framework for analyzing the implications of alternative actions and choosing ethical paths. After examining existing theories of justice, transnational ethics, and cosmopolitanism, the author proposes two global social contracts, one for ethical relations between states and one governing the global economy. The international social contract is adopted from Rawls' Law of Peoples, and the global economy social contract would require new global institutions. The last two chapters consider conflicts between economic development and the environment, and the value of IT-enabled globalization.
– Sci Tech Book News, BookNews.com