Capital and coercion : the economic and military processes that have shaped the world economy, 1800-1990 / / Jeffrey Kentor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910790990703321
• Autore: Kentor Jeffrey
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Routledge, , 2013
• ISBN: 1-135-70161-X; 1-138-96531-6; 1-315-05392-6; 1-135-70154-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (135 p.)
• Collana: Transnational business and corporate culture
• Disciplina: 330.9
• Soggetti: Wealth - History; Power (Social sciences) - History; Economic history
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: First published 2000 by Garland Publishing, Inc.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Transnational Business and Corporate Culture; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter One: Introduction; Introduction; Outline of the Book; Chapter Two: Literature Review; Theoretical Framework; The Core/Periphery Hierarchy; Origins and Boundaries of the System; Mechanisms of Reproduction; Mechanisms of Mobility; Semiperipheral Mobility; Core Mobility (Hegemony); Empirical Studies of the Core/Periphery Hierarchy; A Theoretical Model; Chapter Three: Empirical Analyses; Research Design and Methods; Variables and Countries Included in the Analyses; Combined Data SetsMissing Data; Countries Included in the Analyses; Chapter Four: Position in the World-Economy; A Model of Position in the World-Economy; Calculating Position in the World-Economy; Position in the World-Economy 1990; Results; Calculating a Global Measure of Position 1990; Factor Analysis; A Surrogate Measure of Position in the World-Economy; Position in the World-Economy 1900-1990; Method of Calculation; Results; Chapter Five: Mobility in the World-Economy; The Core of the World-Economy 1990; Changes in Core Power 1820-1990; Mobility in the Semiperiphery and Periphery; Semiperipheral MobilityMobility in the Periphery; Chapter Six: A Causal Model of the Relationships Among Economic and Military Dimensions; Chapter Seven: Summary and Conclusions; Theoretical Implications; Core/periphery Structure; Mobility in the Core/periphery Hierarchy; Hegemony; Causal Modeling; Implications of the Findings; Directions for Future Research; Endnotes; Appendix A. Descriptive Statistics for Variables in the Analyses; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.