Globalization and Economic Security

Author: Long Wenmiao
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: The involvement of the Chinese publishing industry in the issue of globalization began in the second half of the 1990s. To date, numerous series of books have been published, primarily collections of papers by domestic scholars and translations of relevant foreign works. To shift the focus from preliminary research findings and translations to in-depth theoretical exploration, and to more comprehensively reflect the new achievements of Chinese academia in globalization studies, address people's concerns and anxieties about globalization, and respond to the challenges it poses, we have decided to compile this large-scale academic monograph series on some hot and focal issues of globalization. The series includes eight thematic topics: Globalization and Modernity, Globalization and Value Conflicts, Globalization and the Nation-State, Globalization and Cultural Integration, Globalization and Economic Security, Globalization and Global Governance, Globalization and the "Third Way," and Globalization and Anti-Globalization. We believe these eight topics cover the main issues in current globalization theoretical research. The openness of the globalization process and theory determines that the issues addressed in this series are currently considered highly important. We believe that globalization has already brought and will continue to bring more new problems, and our research perspectives will also broaden. This series focuses on in-depth discussions of the theory of globalization itself, as well as on the study of major practical issues emerging in the context of globalization. We do not believe that there is a fixed theory of globalization, nor do we think that there are certain thresholds or fixed models for researching globalization issues. Therefore, overall, this series respects each author's unique perspective and methodology rather than imposing uniformity. Moving forward, this book primarily explores the external factors influencing economic security in the context of globalization. Strictly speaking, the environment and technology cannot be entirely categorized as external factors, as environmental quality directly affects resource supply, thus being related to internal factors. However, classifying them as internal factors is also inappropriate. As a productive force, technology's impact on the economy is decisive, yet it is also closely tied to military security, environmental security, and more, and cannot be fully encompassed by economic security alone. Although technological and environmental security may not be entirely considered external factors affecting economic security, they are fundamentally related to other types of national security, such as political security, economic security, military security, technological security, environmental security, and cultural security. In essence, this book examines the influence of major aspects of national security, excluding political security, military security, and economic security itself, on economic security. The author believes that the impact of the other three major security areas—particularly technological and environmental security—on economic security is relatively significant, which is why these aspects were chosen for study. Of course, different authors may have varying classifications and categorizations of national security, so the author may not fully agree with this arrangement. The author is not at liberty to elaborate further on this, but hopes that any potential flaws in the overall structure may not significantly affect the reader's understanding of the specific arguments.