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Politics of Globalization A Reader

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ISBN-10: 0618395997

ISBN-13: 9780618395996

Edition: 2007

Authors: Mark Kesselman

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The broad range of selections in this reader gives students a foundation for understanding globalization. Each of the four sectionsan introduction to the topic; political economy; civil society; and governanceexamine the national and intra-national implications of globalization. The readings present views both for and against globalization and include scholarly discussions and a diverse range of selections on emerging topics. The writing style and format of the readings make them accessible to students at all levels of understanding.
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Book details

List price: $149.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 5/22/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 528
Size: 6.38" wide x 9.25" long x 1.06" tall
Weight: 1.518
Language: English

Mark Kesselman is senior editor of the International Political Science Review and professor emeritus of political science at Columbia University. His research focuses on the political economy of French and European politics. His publications include The Ambiguous Consensus (1967), The French Workers Movement (1984), The Politics of Globalization: A Reader (2012), and The Politics of Power (2013). His articles have appeared in The American Political Science Review, World Politics, and Comparative Politics.

Introduction
Globalization as Contested Terrain
Great Transformations and Double Movements:Deacute;jagrave; Vu
All Over Again?
The Manifesto of the Communist Party(excerpts)
The Great Transformation: The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time
How to Judge Globalism
Globalization and Its Limits: Reports of the Death of the National Economy Are Greatly Exaggerated
Sinking Globalization
The Economics of Globalization
The Character of Economic Globalization
The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization
It's a Flat World After All
Why Globalization Works
Globalism's Discontents
The Two Faces of Globalization: Against Globalization as We Know It
Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply
The Impact of Globalization on Poverty and Inequality
Spreading the Wealth
The Disturbing Rise of Poverty and Inequality: Is It All a 'Big Lie'?
Why Globalization Works
In Defense of Globalization
Workers and Work in the Global Economy
Dying for Growth
Transnational Corporations and the Health of the Poor
Reebok and the Global Footwear Sweatshop
Two Cheers for Sweatshops
Falling Fortunes of the Wage Earner: Average Pay Dipped Last Year for First Time in Nearly a Decade
States and Globalization
National States and Globalization
The Retreat of the State: The Diffusion of Power in the World Economy
The Fate of the State
The State and Globalization
Guiding Globalisation in East Asia: New Roles for Old Developmental States
Global GovernancewithGlobal Government?
National, Regional, and Global Governance: One Phenomenon or Many?
Globalization and Its Discontents
The IMF Strikes Back
The Mother of all Governments: The World Bank's Matrix for Global Governance
Dying for Growth
The Political Influence of National and Transnational Corporations
Imperialism
Liberal Hegemony or Empire? American Power in the Age of Unipolarity
Global Capitalism and American Empire
The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic
Beyond Militarism, Arms Races, and Arms Control
Colossus: The Price of America's Empire
Incoherent Empire
The Soft Underbelly of American Primacy: Tactical Advantages of Terror
Globalization from Below
Transnational Contentious Politics, Terrorism, and the Movement for Global Justice
Activists Beyond Borders: Advocacy Networks in International Politics
No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies
Still Poor, Latin Americans Protest Push for Open Markets Notes from Nowhere
The Ecology of the Movements
The Global Dimensions of Religious Terrorism
Culture and Migration
Horizontal Pol