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Globalization A Basic Text

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Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

18.11.2021

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John Wiley & Sons Inc

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656

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3. Auflage

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Englisch

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978-1-119-52728-2

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Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

18.11.2021

Verlag

John Wiley & Sons Inc

Seitenzahl

656

Maße (L/B/H)

25,3/17,7/3,3 cm

Gewicht

1362 g

Auflage

3. Auflage

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-119-52728-2

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  • Produktbild: Globalization
  • About the Website xi
     
    List of Figures xii
     
    Preface xiii
     
    1 Globalization I 1
    Liquids, Flows, and Structures
     
    Some of the Basics 2
     
    From Solids to Liquids (to Gases) 3
     
    Flows 6
     
    Heavy, Light, Weightless 9
     
    Heavy Structures That Expedite Flows 11
     
    Heavy Structures as Barriers to Flows 16
     
    The Winners and Losers of Global Flows 18
     
    On the Increasing Ubiquity of Global Flows and Structures 20
     
    Thinking About Global Flows and Structures 21
     
    Chapter Summary 23
     
    2 Globalization II 31
    Some Basic Issues, Debates, and Controversies
     
    Is There Such a Thing as Globalization? 32
     
    Is it Globalization, Transnationalization, or Regionalization? 35
     
    If There is Such a Thing as Globalization, When Did it Begin? 36
     
    Globalization or Globalizations? 43
     
    What Drives Globalization? 47
     
    Does Globalization Hop Rather than Flow? 48
     
    If There Is Such a Thing as Globalization, Is It Inexorable? 49
     
    Who Controls Globalization? 51
     
    Does Globaphilia or Globaphobia Have the Upper Hand? 53
     
    What, if Anything, Can Be Done About Globalization? 57
     
    Chapter Summary 59
     
    3 Globalization and Related Processes 67
    Imperialism, Colonialism, Development, Westernization, Easternization, and Americanization
     
    Imperialism 68
     
    Colonialism 72
     
    Development 75
     
    Westernization 77
     
    Easternization 80
     
    Americanization 81
     
    Comparisons with Globalization 92
     
    The Era of the "Posts" 93
     
    Chapter Summary 95
     
    4 Neoliberalism 105
    Roots, Principles, Criticisms, and Neo-Marxian Alternatives
     
    The Historical Context of Neoliberalism 106
     
    Neoliberalism: The Basic Principles 111
     
    Critiquing Neoliberalism 118
     
    Neoliberalism: The Case of Israel 124
     
    The Death of Neoliberalism? 125
     
    Neo-Marxian Theoretical Alternatives to Neoliberalism 126
     
    Chapter Summary 130
     
    5 Global Political Structures and Processes 139
     
    On Political Processes and Flows 140
     
    The Nation-State 141
     
    "Imagined Community" 147
     
    Changes in Global Nation-State Relations 149
     
    Global Political Developments and Structures 160
     
    Regional Political Organizations 163
     
    Global Governance 164
     
    Civil Society 167
     
    Chapter Summary 173
     
    6 Structuring the Global Economy 181
     
    Before Bretton Woods 182
     
    Bretton Woods and the Bretton Woods System 184
     
    The End of Bretton Woods 194
     
    Regional Economic Integration and Free Trade 199
     
    Other Economic Organizations 207
     
    The Role of Emerging Economies 208
     
    The Multinational Corporation (MNC) 209
     
    The Myth of Economic Globalization? 212
     
    Chapter Summary 213
     
    7 Global Economic Flows 219
    Production and Consumption
     
    Global Trade Flows 220
     
    Global Value Chains 222
     
    Increasing Competition for Commodities 231
     
    The Economic Impact of the Flow of Oil 232
     
    Race to the Bottom and Upgrading 235
     
    Outsourcing 237
     
    Financial Globalization 239
     
    Corporations, People, and Ideas 243
     
    Consumption 246
     
    Chapter Summary 253
     
    8 Global Culture and Cultural Flows 261
     
    Cultural Differentialism 263
     
    Cultural Hybridization 272
     
    Cultural Convergence 276
     
    Sport: A Case Study for Global Culture 287
     
    Chapter Summary 293
     
    9 High-Tech Global Flows and Structures 301
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