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Globalization in question : the international economy and the possibilities of governance / Paul Hirst and Grahame Thompson.

By: Hirst, Paul Q.
Contributor(s): Thompson, Grahame.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Cambridge : Polity Press, 1996Description: 227 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 074561244X ; 0745612458 .Subject(s): International economic relations | International business enterprises | Investments, ForeignDDC classification: 337
Contents:
Introduction: Globalization - a necessary myth? -- Globalization and the history of the international economy -- Trade, foreign direct investment and international inequality -- Multinational corporations and the globalization thesis -- Economic backwardness and future prosperity: the developing economies and globalization -- Economic governance issues in general -- The European union as a trade bloc -- Globalization, governance and the nation state -- Conclusion.
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Globalization has become a very familiar term in recent years and almost a byword for both the right and the left in their analyses of the international economy and polity. In both political and academic discussions, the assumption is all too often made that a process of globalization is well under way in the contemporary world and that this represents a qualitatively new stage in the development of international capitalism. But exactly how should we characterize the present state of the international political economy? Is there such a thing as a genuinely global economy?

Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-222) and index.

Introduction: Globalization - a necessary myth? -- Globalization and the history of the international economy -- Trade, foreign direct investment and international inequality -- Multinational corporations and the globalization thesis -- Economic backwardness and future prosperity: the developing economies and globalization -- Economic governance issues in general -- The European union as a trade bloc -- Globalization, governance and the nation state -- Conclusion.

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Is globalization a myth? Is it true that we live in an era in which the greater part of social life is determined by global processes, in which national cultures, national economies, and national borders are dissolving? Can we talk about a truly global economy in which distinct national economies and, therefore, domestic strategies of economic management are increasingly irrelevant? This well-written book (1st ed., CH, Sep'96) tries to tackle these questions about the global economic processes. Hirst (Univ. of London) and Thompson (Open Univ., UK) argue that on the one hand the effect of this powerful myth of globalization has been to paralyze radical reforming national strategies by viewing them as unfeasible; on the other hand, they assert the possibility for continued political strategy and action for national and international control of market economies to promote social goals. Their wide-ranging and well-organized presentation deals with events that have occurred since the first edition, e.g., the Asian crisis. This book will be of particular interest to students and faculty in the disciplines of economics and political science. Recommended for academic collections, lower-division undergraduate and up, as well as professional collections. E. Balkan; Hamilton College (NY)

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