Download or read book New Challenges for Political Philosophy written by G. Elfstrom and published by Springer. This book was released on 1997-04-16 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a study of the impact of globalization on our political institutions and concepts. It begins with an analysis of the global economy, as this is the most powerful of the engines of globalization, then proceeds to examine the impact of the currents of globalization on national sovereignty, national identity, the structure of government, the role of government, and on the lives of individual human beings. It concludes by sketching several issues which globalization presents to political philosophy.