TY - JOUR AU - Adelman, Howard PY - 1997/01/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Three Tales of Modernity JF - Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees JA - Refuge VL - 15 IS - 6 SE - Articles DO - 10.25071/1920-7336.21892 UR - https://refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/refuge/article/view/21892 SP - 6-7 AB - The impact of globalisation on the provisionof assistance to newcomers isassessed in this paper. It takes a philosophicalview of civilisation and arguesthat, a culture of caring is not an oasis inthe emerging "global civilisation," butthe source of its renewal. This culture ofcaring is contrasted with a more individualisticconception of isolation. Interventionof the state is required forcurbing exploitative activities on isolated individuals. In contrast, the paperargues that civilisation might temporarilydisrupt cultural values such asthose geared to redistribution of wealthand the welcome we render to newcomers.However, recovery is possiblethrough a set of moral rules and regulationswhich are independent of the state. ER -