Action and reaction in the world system [[electronic resource] ] : the dynamics of economic and political power / / Thierry de Montbrial

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910453159003321
• Autore: Montbrial Thierry de
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Vancouver, B.C., : Publication Centre, University of British Columbia Press, c2013
• ISBN: 0-7748-2474-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (377 p.)
• Disciplina: 337
• Soggetti: International economic relations; Globalization - Economic aspects; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Originally published as: L'action et le système du monde. Paris : Presses universitaires de France, 2002.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Part One : Theory. 1 Active Units and Praxeological Problems: An Introduction -- 2 Potency -- 3 Conflicts and Their Resolution -- 4 The Concept of Strategy -- 5 The Stability of Systems of Active Unites -- 6 Interantional Relations Theory -- 7 The Object and Nature of Economics --; Part Two : Aspects of Praxeology. 8 Perspectives on the International System -- 9 Globalization, Market Economy, and Unemployment -- 10 Ideology, Culture, and Action -- 11 Ethics and Politics -- 12 State Sovereignty and the International Community -- 13 The Engineer and the Economist -- 14 Strategy, Forecasting, and Chance -- Appendices.