The international mobility of capital continues to accelerate, and the information revolution renders the idea of a "global village" ever more vivid. This book brings together scholars from the USA and England to consider what effect this globalization is having on the citizens of an increasingly interconnected world. They address questions such as what conflicts arise as markets merge and multinational corporations acquire a level of influence and power that increasingly challenges governmental authority; how a distinction should be made between the local and the national and international; and how globalization has affected beliefs about rights, justice, the distribution of wealth, nationalism, statism, and responsibility - and our ability to act on these beliefs.