Liberal internationalism and the decline of the state

the thought of Richard Cobden, David Mitrany, and Kenichi Ohmae

The state and the global ecological crisis

Countering the current view of many environmental activists that sovereign nations cannot provide effective environmental governance, The State and the Global Ecological Crisis offers analyses and case studies that explore the prospects for "reinstating the state" as a facilitator of progressive environmental change rather than ...

The rise of spanish multinationals

european business in the global economy

Since 1992, Spanish companies in a variety of industries have acquired a prominent presence in the global economy, especially in Latin America and Europe. Companies such as Telefónica, Banco Santander, Repsol-YPF and Inditex (the owner of the Zara brand) have catapulted themselves to become major ...

Identifying international financial contagion

progress and challenges

This book reviews the state-of-the-art of the literature on international financial contagion. The individual contributions bridge the gap between econometric theory and evidence, while the comprehensive range of financial market and country regions under consideration highlights the future challenges facing econometricians, international policymakers, and financial ...

La empresa multinacional

gobernanza y responsabilidad social

ÍNDICE: Prólogo.- 1. Inversión directa en el exterior y alianzas internacionales.- 2. Internacionalización de la producción. Estrategias de integración.- 3. Estrategia y estructura de la empresa multinacional.- 4. La promoción de inversiones exteriores.- 5. El ámbito cultural de la empresa multinacional.- 6. La responsabilidad social ...

International trade and agriculture

The politics of international trade in the Twenty-First Century

actors, issues and regional dynamics

The political economy of policy reform

essays in honor of J. Michael Finger

World out of balance

navigating global risks to seize competitive advantage

Global encounters

international political economy, development and globalization

Repensar los Estados Unidos

para una sociología del hiperpoder

Estructuras socioespaciales y niveles de desarrollo

(geografía de las desigualdades regionales del mundo)

The global politics of unequal development

Although the phrase 'North-South divide' is not heard so much these days, the core issues which divide rich countries from poor countries in global politics are still very much with us. This path-breaking book offers a new way of thinking about these questions, grounded in ...

Jealousy of trade

international competition and the Nation-State in historical perspective

This collection explores eighteenth-century theories of international market competition that continue to be relevant for the twenty-first century. "Jealousy of trade" refers to a particular conjunction between politics and the economy that emerged when success in international trade became a matter of the military and ...

The international trading system

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is without doubt one of our main instruments of globalization, the controversy which is whipped up by this organization is arguably mainly caused by the mystery which surrounds it. The International Trade System seeks to remove the clouds of misunderstanding ...

Business clusters

an international perspective

Clusters of specialized businesses are being promoted around the world, aided by high-profile examples such as Silicon Valley. Using evidence from high and low income economies and detailed case-studies that show the special conditions behind successful clusters, this book is aimed at students of business ...

Neoliberalism

a critical reader

Bravo! Some of the most incisive students of neoliberalism gather together to present a stunning indictment of the destructiveness of the already discredited right-wing economic regime." Professor Michael Perelman, California State University, Chico / "Across its thirty chapters, covering theoretical, empirical, policy and political aspects for ...

Multinationals and global capitalism

from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Century

This book provides an essential historical framework for understanding global business. The author shows how entrepreneurs built a global economy in the nineteenth century by creating firms that pursued resources and markets across borders. It demonstrates how firms shifted strategies as the first global economy ...

The world's banker

a story of failed states, financial crises and the wealth and poverty of nations

Appointed president of the World Bank in 1995, James Wolfensohn struck it like a whirlwind, determined to reinvent the institution founded by Franklin Roosevelt and his world War II allies. Wolfensohn embraced debt relief for the poorest countries, put taboo subjects such as corruption on ...

Improving international competition order

an institutional approach

This book offers guidelines for the upcoming discussions on reform, representing an attempt to work out conceptions for a better international competition order on the basis of the scientific approach 'law and economics'. It presents the dominant concepts of competition policy as a basis for ...