1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451443803321

Titolo

Global political economy and the wealth of nations : performance, institutions, problems, and policies / / edited by Phillip Anthony O'Hara

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-134-43523-1

0-429-23311-6

0-203-60040-1

1-280-07708-5

0-203-48887-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (415 p.)

Collana

Routledge frontiers of political economy ; ; 57

Altri autori (Persone)

O'HaraPhillip Anthony <1954->

Disciplina

330.9

337

Soggetti

International economic relations

Globalization - Economic aspects

Globalization - Social aspects

Globalization - Environmental aspects

Globalization - Political aspects

International business enterprises

International organization

Comparative government

Capitalism

Wealth

Economic policy

Sustainable development

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Global performance and the wealth of nations; A global economy, polycentric world or system of nation-states?; Wealth and welfare of nations, continents and



corporations; Uneven development, convergence and North; South interaction; Recent performance of the developing East Asian economies; Transformation to a market economy in Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union and Asia; Global institutions and organizations

Transnational corporations: Dynamic structures, strategies, and processesTransnational financial institutions, global financial flows and the International Monetary Fund; The World Trade Organization, free trade areas, and the distribution of wealth; The global gender division of labor; Conspicuous consumption, fashion and style in the global marketplace; Critical global and regional problems; Financial crises, crashes, and speculative bubbles: The regulation imperative in a critique of recent episodes; Environmental problems of the world: Global warming and biodiversity

World poverty, hunger, and diseaseEthnic and religious tension in the world: A political-economic perspective; The war on terrorism, political-economic contradictions and policy issues; Governance issues for the future; Viability of national government policies in a global political economy; Viable policies, programs and institutions for the future; Development policies for the twenty-first century; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This comprehensive collection documents the major processes, performance, institutions, problems and policies associated with global political economy. For the first time in a single volume, the authors present a detailed analysis of the changing distribution and production of wealth throughout the world, different measures of performance, the global technological revolution, long waves in the world economy and a special study of Asia and Eastern Europe in the world system.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454200203321

Autore

Metchnikoff Elie <1845-1916.>

Titolo

The prolongation of life [[electronic resource] ] : optimistic studies / / Ilya Metchnikoff ; English translation edited by P. Chalmers Mitchell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Pub., c2004

ISBN

1-281-80690-0

9786611806903

0-8261-1877-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 p.)

Collana

Classics in longevity and aging series

Altri autori (Persone)

MitchellP. Chalmers, Sir,  <1864-1945.> (Peter Chalmers)

Disciplina

612.6/8

Soggetti

Aging

Older people - Social conditions

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: New York : Putnam, 1908.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Original Preface; Original Editor's Introduction; Introduction to the American Edition of 1910; Introduction to the Reprinted Edition, 1977; Part I: The Investigation of Old Age; Part II: Longevity in the Animal Kingdom; Part III: Investigations on Natural Death; Part IV: Should We Try to Prolong Human Life?; Part V: Psychical Rudiments in Man; Part VI: Some Points in the History of Social Animals; Part VII: Pessimism and Optimism; Part VIII: Goethe and Faust; Part IX: Science and Morality; Endnotes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

""Three chief evils that hang over us are disease, old age, and death. To study and control senescence, Metchnikoff proposed the establishment of a new scientific discipline he named 'gerontology.' In this classic text on the prolongation of life, Metchnikoff suggests that science should be encouraged and helped in every possible way in its task of removing the diseases and habits that now prevent human life from running its normal course, and his belief is that, were the task accomplished, the great cause of pessimism would disappear. Metchnikoff was able to proclaim himself an optimist, and



3.

Record Nr.

UNICAMPANIAVAN0075052

Autore

Luiso, Francesco P.

Titolo

1: Principi generali / Francesco P. Luiso

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milano, : Giuffrè, 2009

ISBN

88-14-15180-6

Edizione

[5. ed]

Descrizione fisica

XXIV, 462 p. ; 24 cm.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia