Proshanta K. Nandi is Professor of Sociology at the University of Illinois at Springfield. A Fulbright Scholar, he received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Minnesota. Author of the book "Quality of Life of Asian Americans", Nandi has published numerous articles in national and international journals. His research interests include quality of life, Third World, racial and ethnic minorities, and conflict resolution.Shahid M Shahidullah is Assistant Professor of Sociology, Virginia State University, Virginia, USA. He received his doctoral in Sociology from the University of Pittsburgh. His research has been published in a number of edited books and journals. His book Capacity-Building in Science and Technology in the Third World was published by Westview Press in 1991.

• Introduction. Globalization and Development: The Emerging Dynamics and Dilemmas, Proshanta K. Nandi and Shahid M. ShahidullahTrends in World Social Development, 1970-1995: Development Challenges for a New Century, Richard J. EstesGlobalization, Gender, and the Workplace: Women and Men in an American Multinational Corporation in India, Winifred R. PosterThe Export of Hazardous Industries to the Peripheral Zones of the World-System, R. Scott FreyConcepts and Indicators of Development: An Empirical Analysis, Bam Dev Sharda, George A. Miller and Archibald O. HallerGlobal Agri-Food Sector and the Case of the Tuna Industry: Global regulation and Perspectives for Development Alessandro Bonanno and Douglas ConstanceGeopolitics, Global Production, and the Three Paths of Development in East Asia, Alvin Y. So and Stephen W.K. ChiuEmerging Global Environmental Standards: Prospects and Perils, J. Timmons RobertsThe Nationality and Globality of Social Science: The Issues of Globalizing Sociology in America, Shahid M. ShahidullahContributorsIndex

Proshanta K. Nandi is Professor of Sociology at the University of Illinois at Springfield. A Fulbright Scholar, he received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Minnesota. Author of the book "Quality of Life of Asian Americans", Nandi has published numerous articles in national and international journals. His research interests include quality of life, Third World, racial and ethnic minorities, and conflict resolution.Shahid M Shahidullah is Assistant Professor of Sociology, Virginia State University, Virginia, USA. He received his doctoral in Sociology from the University of Pittsburgh. His research has been published in a number of edited books and journals. His book Capacity-Building in Science and Technology in the Third World was published by Westview Press in 1991.

• Introduction. Globalization and Development: The Emerging Dynamics and Dilemmas, Proshanta K. Nandi and Shahid M. ShahidullahTrends in World Social Development, 1970-1995: Development Challenges for a New Century, Richard J. EstesGlobalization, Gender, and the Workplace: Women and Men in an American Multinational Corporation in India, Winifred R. PosterThe Export of Hazardous Industries to the Peripheral Zones of the World-System, R. Scott FreyConcepts and Indicators of Development: An Empirical Analysis, Bam Dev Sharda, George A. Miller and Archibald O. HallerGlobal Agri-Food Sector and the Case of the Tuna Industry: Global regulation and Perspectives for Development Alessandro Bonanno and Douglas ConstanceGeopolitics, Global Production, and the Three Paths of Development in East Asia, Alvin Y. So and Stephen W.K. ChiuEmerging Global Environmental Standards: Prospects and Perils, J. Timmons RobertsThe Nationality and Globality of Social Science: The Issues of Globalizing Sociology in America, Shahid M. ShahidullahContributorsIndex