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On the Role of Paradigms in Understanding Economic Globalization

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Any adequate analysis of economic globalization necessarily requires fundamental understanding of the worldviews underlying the views expressed with respect to the nature and role of economic globalization. This paper is based on the premise that any worldview can be associated with one of the four basic paradigms: functionalist, interpretive, radical humanist, and radical structuralist. It argues that any view expressed with respect to economic globalization is based on one of the four paradigms or worldviews. It, therefore, discusses four views with respect to the nature and role of economic globalization which correspond to the four broad worldviews. The paper emphasizes that the four views expressed are equally scientific and informative; they look at the nature and role of economic globalization from a certain paradigmatic viewpoint. Emphasizing this example in the area of economic globalization, the paper concludes that there are opportunities for each paradigm to benefit from contributions coming from the other three paradigms.

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  • Kavous Ardalan, 2011. "On the Role of Paradigms in Understanding Economic Globalization," Forum for Social Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 40(2), pages 197-219, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:fosoec:v:40:y:2011:i:2:p:197-219
    DOI: 10.1007/s12143-009-9054-9
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