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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454588603321

Autore

James Harold

Titolo

The end of globalization [[electronic resource] ] : lessons from the Great Depression / / Harold James

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2001

ISBN

0-674-03908-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vi, 260 p.)

Disciplina

337

Soggetti

International economic relations

International trade

International finance

Depressions - 1929

Financial crises

Nation-state

Globalization - Economic aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: 2001.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-254) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- 1. Introduction: The End of Globalization and the Problem of the Depression -- 2. Monetary Policy and Banking Instability -- 3. Tariffs, Trade Policy, and the Collapse of International Trade -- 4. The Reaction against International Migration -- 5. The Age of Nationalism versus the Age of Capital -- 6. Conclusion: Can It Happen Again? -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Globalisation is here. This text provides an historical perspective, exploring the circumstances in which the globally integrated world of an earlier era broke down under the pressure of unexpected events.