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The strips seen in papers in 2016 were originally from 1987. A signature element [2] of For Better or For Worse during its original run was that the characters aged in real time. [3] The strip's title is a reference to the marriage service found in the Anglican Book of Common Prayer as well as in the wedding ceremonies of other faith traditions:
The book deals mainly with the effects of globalization. It describes a growing social divide as a result of "delimitation" of the economy and a loss of political control by the state over the economic development, which is increasingly controlled by global corporations. The authors warn of a so-called "20-to-80-society". [3]
For Better or For Worse was a cultural phenomenon and still is, appearing in over 2,000 newspapers and 20 countries around the world.
Globalization and Its Discontents is a book published in 2002 by the 2001 Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz. The title is a reference to Freud's Civilization and Its Discontents. The book draws on Stiglitz's personal experience as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under Bill Clinton from 1993 and chief economist at the World Bank from
Pages in category "Books about globalization" The following 76 pages are in this category, out of 76 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Peer review is available for all Globalization-related articles. The primary objective is to improve articles by having contributors who may not have worked on an article to examine it and provide ideas. All reviews are conducted by fellow editors.
For Better, for Worse, a comedy play by Arthur Watkyn; For Better or For Worse, a comic strip by Lynn Johnston "For Better or Worse", a comic strip by Tad Dorgan; For Better or Worse, a book by Jane Cunningham Croly; For Better or Worse (1959 TV series), an American soap opera; For Better or Worse (2011 TV series), an American television series
The characters in Lynn Johnston's cartoon strip For Better or For Worse have extensive back stories. The birthdates of the characters given below were the characters' birthdates as shown on the strip's website [1] prior to the cartoonist's decision to re-boot the strip from 1 September 2008, returning the setting to the early years of John and Elly's marriage.