International conflict and the global economy

The relationship between the global economy and national segurity has been and enduring source of interest and debate. This volume contains a set of pioneering studies that paved the way for contemporary work on the political economy of national security as well as some more ...

World democratic federalism

peace and justice indivisible

Myron J. Frankman provides an interrelated set of initiatives whose components are consistent with the logic of both the process of globalization and the emerging properties of our time: Sustainability, democratization, equal opportunity, diversity and peace. He brings together the case for global public finance ...

Globalization and the welfare state

With contributions from leading thinkers such as J. Bhagwati and Robert Solow, this edited collection examines some hotly debated issues in today's world. The significance of globalization and its effects on welfare states is discussed and analyzed. A special chapter is devoted to terrorism ...

The new regional politics of development

A broad-ranging assessment of the various development strategies being pursued in the various major regions of the world written to a tight editorial remit by leading authorities on each region. Its aim is to map new patterns of development and inequality moving beyond outdated distinctions ...

The global politics of the environment

Debates about the causes and impacts of global environmental degradation go to the heart of economic and political systems and raise fundamental questions about power and inequity in a globalized world. The comprehensively revised 2nd edition of this popular text provides wide-ranging coverage of the ...

The corporation

the pathological pursuit of profit and power

As incisive as Eric Schlosser's bestselling Fast Food Nation, as rigorous as Joseph E. Stiglitz's Globalization and Its Discontents, and as scathing as Michael Moore's Stupid White Men, Joel Bakan's new book is a brilliantly argued account of the corporation's ...

Las nuevas guerras en el mundo global

la convergencia entre desarrollo y seguridad

Apenas concluido el siglo XX, el triunfo del modelo liberal conservador en el Norte ha hecho que pronto quedaran viejas las políticas de ayuda y asistencia humanitaria que hasta ese momento orientaban las relaciones con el Sur subdesarrollado. El peso creciente de las empresas e ...

Geographies of development

Geographies of Development is an established, innovative and comprehensive introductory textbook for undergraduate students of Development Geography, Development Studies and related fields. A pioneer of the holistic approach, it encourages critical engagement by integrating key topics throughout the text, such as development ideology, globalisation, modernity ...

Free trade in the Bermuda Triangle

...and other tales of counterglobalization

An alternative approach to mapping the world offers a new way to contest capitalism and globalization. Shangri-La, the Bermuda Triangle, Transylvania, the Golden Triangle#far- flung in popular conception, these anomalous places nonetheless occupy the same mysterious zone, a mythography of unruly cartographic practices. And ...

The global market

developing a strategy to manage across borders

The twin forces of ideological change and the technology revolution make globalization the single most important issue facing executives today. But many companies who have developed a presence in the global market now face the challenges inherent in creating a multinational presence with the demands ...

Yihad

cómo se financia el terrorismo en la nueva economía

Se trata del primer libro sobre la nueva economía del terrorismo islámico actual. Su autora, una especialista en terrorismo, economía y mundo árabe, ofrece una perspectiva inédita: el terrorismo islámico, afirma Napoleoni, no es religioso en realidad, sino económico.A lo largo de este último ...

Oro azul

las multinacionales y el robo organizado de agua en el mundo

Tal y como ha dicho el vicepresidente del Banco Mundial, «las guerras del próximo siglo serán por el agua». La reserva mundial de agua está cayendo en manos de multinacionales, que pugnan por controlar este precioso recurso. Los autores, activistas canadienses, denuncian el preocupante panorama ...

Guía para una globalización alternativa

otro mundo es posible

Un ensayo sobre el movimiento antiglobalización. Hay varias maneras de ver el mundo en que se vive. Una, muy socorrida, es verlo con categorías políticas: desde la izquierda o desde la derecha. Otra, más atenta a las desigualdades sociales que a las declaraciones y promesas ...

Creative destruction

A Frenchman rents a Hollywood movie. A Thai schoolgirl mimics Madonna. Saddam Hussein chooses Frank Sinatra's "My Way" as the theme song for his 54th birthday. It is a commonplace that globalization is subverting local culture. But is it helping as much as it ...

Development and the developing world

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of development and the developing world. Written in a clear and accessible way, it introduces students to the key theoretical perspectives and conceptual frameworks in development studies, and provides a guide to contemporary issues and current ...

Green alternatives to globalisation

a manifesto

Written by two of the most prominent members of the UK Green Party, this book is an accessible and concise introduction to the Green perspective on the major issues of today -- including the environment, climate change, globalisation, trade and finance, and international security. It's ...

Cambiar el mundo

Cada vez son más las personas que, convencidas de la necesidad de cambiar este mundo tan injusto que habitamos, se manifiestan unidas bajo el grito de #otro mundo es posible# en los foros sociales contra la globalización neoliberal, queriendo expresar así su rechazo a la ...

Los nuevos feudales

.T.I: De las multinacionales a la globalización

La estrecha relación entre intereses económicos que se sobreponen a los intereses políticos y sociales es lo que trataremos en este estudio. El dominio de las multinacionales, una vez libre el camino de la Globalización, es lo que está originando las tensiones del siglo XXI ...

Development and social change

a global perspective

The distribution of the world#s material wealth is far from even. And while most of the western world may be accustomed to a commercial culture, there are other cultures (e.g., Amish, Islamic, peasant) that are not commercial or are uncomfortable with commercial definition ...

Chomsky y la globalización

Noam Chomsky, aclamado por algunos como el «Einstein de la lingüística moderna», también es bien conocido como un disidente político no conformista y un agudo crítico de la sociedad contemporánea. Este libro examina las opiniones libertarias de Chomsky sobre la hegemonía de la economía globalizada ...