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Globalization has changed the way humanity is 'grouped, ' as witnessed through an evolutionary process from single families into tribes, then city-states and nations, and now what is known as the 'global village, ' where all nations and peoples of the world have become highly interdependent. This book considers the effects of globalization on the well-being of humanity, which depends on several still-unresolved factors, and is a comprehensive review of the globalization literature. Adding a human dimension to the discourse of globalization, the book leads the reader well beyond a reiteration of current and past observations on this complex and often controversial subjec