ABSTRACT
It is, of course, natural that economists should stand at the forefront of the debates over globalization. And, as indicated by the contributions of Stiglitz, Laffont, and Nattrass and Seekings to this book, economists have indeed risen to the challenge posed by this topic.1 There remain aspects of the phenomenon that non-economists can and should address, however, and in this chapter, I tackle three: the impact of globalization on culture, on institutions, and on politics. In addressing the latter two, I should emphasize, I focus on politics at the domestic rather than the global level.
