The Political Economy of Globalization

The Political Economy of Globalization edited by Satya Dev Gupta.

Globalization is transforming the world at an accelerated pace. Integration of the world continues, widening and intensifying international linkages in economic, political and social relations. Liberalization of trade and fmance, lubricated by revolutionary changes in information technology, has res...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Gupta, Satya Dev (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1997.
Edition:1st ed. 1997.
Series:Recent Economic Thought, 55
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Political economy.
Globalization.
Political science.
Economic growth.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Political Economy of Globalization: An Introduction
  • Economic and Political Integration
  • Uneven Development
  • Policy Reform and Popular Organization
  • A Brief Review of the Chapters
  • Concluding Remarks
  • I. Globalization and National Sovereignty
  • 2. Globalization: The Game, the Players and the Rules
  • 3. Globalization: The Epochal Imperatives and Developmental Tendencies
  • 4. The Limits of Globalization: An Assessment of the Extent and Consequences of the Mobility of Productive Capital
  • II. Industrialized Nations of the North
  • 5. The “Globalization” of Trade: What’s Changed and Why?
  • 6. Limits of Convergence and Globalization
  • 7. Does Trade with the South Disadvantage Unskilled Workers in the North?
  • 8. The Influence of International Trade on Union Firm Hiring and Worker Union Choice
  • III. Developing Nations of the South
  • 9. Uruguay Round Reforms and the Developing World
  • 10. Structural Adjustment and Civil Society in Contemporary Africa
  • 11. Women Workers in the Global Factory: Impact of Gender Power Asymmetries
  • IV. Promoting Growth with Equity
  • 12. Technological Change and International Economic Institutions
  • 13. Debt Management and Structural Adjustment: Neglected Issues
  • 14. NAFTA and Labor: A Global Strategy for the Global Economy
  • 15. Globalization and Development: Facing the Challenges
  • Contributors.

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