05110oam 2200985I 450 991078371190332120230207225120.01-134-43522-31-134-43523-10-429-23311-60-203-60040-11-280-07708-50-203-48887-310.4324/9780203488874 (CKB)1000000000250356(EBL)182439(OCoLC)475895894(SSID)ssj0001145320(PQKBManifestationID)12447147(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001145320(PQKBWorkID)11118799(PQKB)10579624(SSID)ssj0000297641(PQKBManifestationID)11224596(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000297641(PQKBWorkID)10335386(PQKB)11045441(MiAaPQ)EBC182439(Au-PeEL)EBL182439(CaPaEBR)ebr10098966(CaONFJC)MIL7708(OCoLC)1000427212(EXLCZ)99100000000025035620180331d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGlobal political economy and the wealth of nations performance, institutions, problems, and policies /edited by Phillip Anthony O'HaraLondon ;New York :Routledge,2004.1 online resource (415 p.)Routledge frontiers of political economy ;57Description based upon print version of record.0-415-40683-8 0-415-29653-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 organizationsTransnational 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 biodiversityWorld 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; IndexThis 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.Routledge frontiers of political economy ;57.International economic relationsGlobalizationEconomic aspectsGlobalizationSocial aspectsGlobalizationEnvironmental aspectsGlobalizationPolitical aspectsInternational business enterprisesInternational organizationComparative governmentCapitalismWealthEconomic policySustainable developmentInternational economic relations.GlobalizationEconomic aspects.GlobalizationSocial aspects.GlobalizationEnvironmental aspects.GlobalizationPolitical aspects.International business enterprises.International organization.Comparative government.Capitalism.Wealth.Economic policy.Sustainable development.330.9337O'Hara Phillip Anthony1954-257313FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910783711903321Global political economy and the wealth of nations3767969UNINA