Theory of Global Capitalism Production, Class, and State in a Transnational World

Name: Theory of Global Capitalism Production, Class, and State in a Transnational World
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ISBN: 9780801879272

ISBN-10: 0801879272

ISBN-13: 9780801879272

Edition: 2004

Authors: William I. Robinson

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In this book, sociologist William I. Robinson offers a theory of globalization that follows the rise of a new capitalist class and a transnational state. Growing beyond national boundaries, this new class comprises a global system in which Japanese capitalists are just as comfortable investing in Latin America as North Americans are in Southeast Asia. Their development of global, interconnected industries and businesses make them drivers of world capitalism. Robinson explains how global capital mobility has allowed capital to reorganize production worldwide in accordance with a whole range of considerations that allow for maximizing profit making opportunities. As a result, production…

Book details

List price: $27.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 3/12/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.46" wide x 8.90" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



List of Figures and Tables


List of Abbreviations


Preface



Globalization as Epochal Change in World Capitalism



Global Class Formation and the Rise of a Transnational Capital Class



The Transnational State



The Contradictions of Global Capitalism and the Future of Global Society


References


Index