Globalization in question : the international economy and the possibilities of governance/

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Author / Creator:Hirst, Paul Q.
Edition:2nd ed.
Imprint:Malden, MA : Polity Press, 1999.
Description:xviii, 318 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4240236
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Other authors / contributors:Thompson, Grahame.
ISBN:0745621635 (alk. paper)
0745621643 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-306) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Preface to the Second Edition
  • Acknowledgments
  • Acronyms and Abbreviations
  • 1. Introduction: Globalization -- a Necessary Myth?
  • 2. Globalization and the History of the International Economy
  • Appendix. The Trade to GDP Ratio Controversy
  • 3. Multinational Companies and the Internationalization of Business Activity: The Consequences of 'Globalization' for National Systems
  • 4. North--South Trade and International Competitiveness
  • 5. The Developing Economies and Globalization
  • Appendix. The Asian Crisis
  • 6. Can the Welfare State Survive Globalization?
  • 7. Economic Governance Issues in General
  • 8. The European Union as a Trade Bloc
  • 9. Globalization, Governance and the Nation-State
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index