“What is called globalization is really just another name for the dominant role of the United States.” In what ways has globalization and corporate expansion promoted inequality in the United States and in the world?

1. Henry Kissinger, former US Secretary of State said in Dublin 1999, “What is called globalization is really just another name for the dominant role of the United States.” In what ways has globalization and corporate expansion promoted inequality in the United States and in the world? Be sure to discuss the role of the U.S. in relation to workers and corporations using specific examples from three readings.

“Globalization and Its Discontents: The Promise of Global Institutions,” Joseph Stiglitz

“Daughters and Generals in the Politics of the Globalized Sneaker,” Cynthia Enloe

“Nannies, Maids, and Sex Workers in the New Economy,” Barbara Ehrenreich and Arlie Russel Hochschild

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