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.

UNISA996385425503316

Autore

Lucas Richard <1648-1715.>

Titolo

Devotion & charity [[electronic resource] ] : in a discourse before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, the Honourable the Court of Aldermen, with the governours of the hospitals of the city of London, on Wednesday in Easter week, at St. Bridget's Church, being the 30th of March, 1692 / / by Richard Lucas .

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for Samuel Smith ..., 1692

Descrizione fisica

[5], 26 p

Soggetti

Devotion

Charity

Sermons, English - 17th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113



3.

Record Nr.

UNISA996209256803316

Titolo

Current cardiology reports

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, PA, : Current Science, ©1999-

ISSN

1534-3170

Disciplina

616

Soggetti

Cardiology

Heart - Diseases

Periodicals.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Refereed/Peer-reviewed