Through the academic disciplines of economics, sociology, philosophy, and art and cultural studies, the authors describe and discuss different ways by which globalization is negotiated in Asia. Affirmed to be the major characteristics of globalization are liberalization, borderlessness, and mobility. National governments and even local customs and traditions, according to the authors, can mitigate the negative impacts of globalization.

Published in 2006 for the Ateneo Center for Asian Studies.