PAUL BOWLES is Professor of Economics and International Studies, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada. He is also affiliated with universities in Australia, China and Mexico. He has published in the areas of globalization, regionalism, development and the political economy of China's reforms. HENRY VELTMEYER is Professor of International Development Studies, Universidad Aut

• Introduction; P.Bowles & H.Veltmeyer A Rhetorical Weapon? A North American Perspective; E.Helleiner The Neoliberal Project: A Perspective from Central America and the Caribbean; W.Dierckxsens & C.G.Aguilar The Crisis of Neoliberal Globalization: A Perspective from South America; P.Vizentini Negotiating the Possible: A Perspective from Western Europe; A.Antoniades Globalization in Disguise: A Perspective from Central Europe; J.Kochanowicz Cultural Encounters of the Uneven Kind: A Perspective from the Arab World; G.Amin A Force for Integration or Marginalization? A Perspective from West Africa; A.Sesay & K.Olayode The Contradiction between Globalization and Development: A Perspective from Southern Africa; L.Thompson Super-Imperialism: A Perspective from East Africa; M.Kinyanjui Enforced Globalization and the Neoliberal Path to Development: A Perspective from South Asia; N.Khundker A Rollercoaster Ride: A Perspective from Southeast Asia; W.Bello From Benign Force to Contested Terrain: A Perspective from East Asia; K.Tang The Lexicon of Globalization: Comparative Regional Perspectives; P.Bowles & H.Veltmeyer