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GLOBAL LIBERAL REVOLUTION

Global liberal revolution espouses a wide array of opinions depending on the understanding of
these ideas. Most of the liberal revolutionist, however, agrees to such fundamental and universal
idea of constitutionalism, democracy, human rights, free trade and capitalism, social justice,
economic equality, peace, non-discrimination and the secularism of state. Historically, the idea
of liberal revolution encompasses a number of intellectual streams and traditions set by various
political theorist philosophers and historians (O’Rourke & Williamson 1999: 1—4). The
dominant variants amongst them have been classical liberalism which became popular in the 18 th
century, and social liberalism which became well-accepted in the 20th century. During recent
decades, global liberal revolution has been associated as a key theme in the social analysis of the
various economic processes going on throughout the world ‘to represent general condition of
life, as well as the key tendency driving diverse economic processes’ (Tonkiss, 2006:3). This is
also known as neo-liberalism providing for new models for economic growth around the globe.
(Leys, 2010).

During the recent decades, global liberalism has appeared as a set of global media propagated
through technological revolution and democracy which is essentially Western in characteristics.
This progression in avertedly has led the contemporary researches both at academic as well as
institutional level to argue that cultural globalization impossible as predicted by classical
liberalists. McChensey states that ‘the very essence of the technological revolution is the radical
development in digital communication and computing. The argument that the bad old days of
police states and authoritarian regimes are unlikely to return is premised on the claims that new
communication technologies along with global markets undermine, even eliminate, the capacity
for “maximum leaders” to rule with impunity’ (Monthly Review, 2001). On the other hand, the
economists, for instance, Stiglitz, argue that ‘that grab-bag of ideas based on the fundamentalist
notion that markets are self-correcting, allocate resources efficiently, and serve the public interest
well. It was this market fundamentalism that underlay Thatcherism, Reaganomics, and the so-
called “Washington Consensus” in favor of privatization, liberalization, and independent central
banks focusing single-mindedly on inflation’ (Project Syndicate, 2008).
On other end of spectrum, the 2004 Transparency International's Global Corruption Report
(GCR) has identified some of the recent pressing issues in the fight against corruption and
money politics around the world. The assessment included regulation and financing of political
parties with suggestions to "rewire" the arms and oil trades for greater transparency as well as
analyzing the problem of vote buying. The report takes into account attempts to repatriate assets
stolen by politicians, disclosure regulations within and out of the parties. Further, it elucidate the
nexus between the media, politics and business as well as the issue of immunity from
prosecution -- with special insight into extradition efforts in the Fujimori case in Peru (Anon,
2004). Up shot, the report reflects how the contemporary liberalization and globalization defies
the ideas of classical and new-liberalists. Now a day, the idea of globalism is arrays in diversified
ideas, for instance, economic globalization, political globalization, cultural values and
institutionalism, and globalization of communication.
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Hence, contrary to the 20th century believes of borderless globalization, a global harmonization
or convergences of some important characteristic features are matter of concern for
contemporary existence of global infrastructure (Hart, 1994). Though this global liberation is
still unable to sweep the world economy, the contemporary globalization, thus marks a decisive
and imperative shift between nations. It has become more evident during the last two decades
with a certain degree of realization that this phenomenal convergence is confidently affecting
individuals as well as nations alike regardless of their cultural, racial, economic status or any
other distinction whether it’s political, cultural, or economic in its dimension.

Bibliography:

Books:

1. O’Rourke, K. Williamson, J. 1999. Globalization and History: the evolution of a nineteenth


century Atlantic economy. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. with Achorn .

2. Tonkiss, F. 2008. Contemporary Economic Sociology: globalization, production, inequality.


LSE. Routledge.

Articles/Reports:

3. Hart, J. 1994. Changing Sovereignty Games and International Migration. Indiana Global Legal
Studies Journal, II: [Online] Available at: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~fredr/glotexts.htm#HART
[Accessed 8 July 2010]

4. Leys, C. 2010. The Dictatorship of the Market. [Online] Available at:


http://www.socialistproject.ca/bullet/365.php [Accessed 8 July 2010]

5. McCheney, R. 2001. Global Media, Neo Liberalism, and Imperialism. Monthly Review,
[Online] Available at: http://www.monthlyreview.org/301rwm.htm [Accessed 8 July 2010]

6. Stiglitz, J. 2008. The End of Neo-Libralism? Project Syndicate [Online] Available at:
http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/stiglitz101/English [Accessed 8 July 2010]

7. Transparency International. 2004. Global Transparency Corruption Report 2004: Special Focus:
Political Corruption. London: Pluto Press.

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