Global political economy and the wealth of nations : performance, institutions, problems, and policies / / edited by Phillip Anthony O'Hara
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| Titolo: |
Global political economy and the wealth of nations : performance, institutions, problems, and policies / / edited by Phillip Anthony O'Hara
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (415 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 330.9 |
| 337 | |
| Soggetto topico: | 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 | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
O'HaraPhillip Anthony <1954->
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| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Global political economy and the wealth of nations |
| ISBN: | 1-134-43523-1 |
| 0-429-23311-6 | |
| 0-203-60040-1 | |
| 1-280-07708-5 | |
| 0-203-48887-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910451443803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Routledge frontiers of political economy ; ; 57.