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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464707103321

Autore

Gwynne Robert

Titolo

Alternative Capitalisms [[electronic resource] ] : Geographies of emerging regions

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2014

ISBN

0-203-78370-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ShawDenis

KlakThomas

Disciplina

330.91724

337.091724

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Glossary of acronyms; Part 1 Conceptual Frameworks; 1 'Emerging market countries' and issues of globalization; 2 Conceptualizing the world-system; 3 Capitalism, imperialism and the emerging world: a historical overview; Part 2 The Historical Context of Alternative Capitalisms; 4 Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union; 5 Capitalism in Latin America and the Caribbean; 6 East Asia: the Japanese and Chinese development models and their regional impacts; Part 3 Economic Dimensions of Change

7 Trade liberalization, economic transformation and integration8 Geographies of economic transformation; 9 The transnational corporation and emerging market countries; 10 Geographies of transnational corporations in emerging market countries; 11 New technologies and the growth of services; Part 4 Political Dimensions of Change; 12 Modernity and nationality; 13 Modernity and democracy; 14 Conclusion: alternative capitalisms and globalization; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book aims to examine the effects of globalization and economic and political transformations in those parts of the world which are now regularly referred to as 'emerging regions'. These are Latin America and the Caribbean, East Central Europe and the former Soviet Union and East Asia. This book breaks new ground in three areas. First of all it



develops a critique of the use of the term ""emerging regions"" for geographers and social scientists and relates this to world-systems theory. Secondly, it explores the development trajectories and challenges of countries in this so-called emerging