ABSTRACT
Globalization was initially understood as a purely economic phenomenon, associated with rapid flows of capital, the growth of global corporations and extreme global inequities. Increasingly though the political, social and cultural dimensions of globalization are being discussed—most recently in the Reith Lectures by Anthony Giddens. The public health community has just begun to look at the impact of globalization on health. The chapter addresses the tension between globalization and global health governance with urgency. In order to emphasize the interaction between countries and trends in globalization, Frenk and Chacon have suggested the term 'new international health'. Schools of public health should be at the forefront of analyzing these developments, mapping the emerging global public health patchworks and networks, and proposing new instruments and mechanisms for the global response. Law, economics, policy sciences, management, network sociology and international relations need to be connected systematically with the global public health agenda.
