Globalization and its discontents
The authors are to be congratulated. They have made a very useful intervention in these difficult and important debates.' - Peter W. Preston, ASEAN Economic Bulletin.
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The authors are to be congratulated. They have made a very useful intervention in these difficult and important debates.' - Peter W. Preston, ASEAN Economic Bulletin. |
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Ebook. Originally published in: 2000. |
Carrier Form: | 256 p. |
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9780333775523 9780333981610 : 0333981618 : |
CLC: | C91 |
Contents: | List of Tables Preface Notes on the Contributors Introduction-- S.McBride & J.Wiseman PART I: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES What is Globalization-- G.Teeple The Politics of Globalization and Labour Strategies-- S.McBride PART II: POLITICAL AGENCY AND THE INSTRUMENTS OF GLOBALIZATION Globalization as Discipline: The Case of Australia and International Finance-- D.Bryan & M.Rafferty Creating the Institutions of the Global Economy? Central Bank Independence in Japan and Italy-- B.MacLean, A.Croci & P.Bowles The Right Thing: Globalization and the Policy Process: A Case Study-- R.Watts International Financial Institutions, International Capital Flows and Financial Liberalization in Developing Countries-- J.Busumtwi-Sam Benchmarking, Global Best Practice and Production Renorming in the Australian Coal Industry: The Impact of Globalization-- B.Bowden & B.Russell PART III: CONTRADICTIONS AND AMBIGUITIES Global Markets and State Power: Explaining the Limited Impact of International Tax Competition-- M.Webb The Making of the Citizen Self and Citizen Other: Canada's Non-Immigrant Employment Authorization Program-- N.Sharma Globalization and Cross-Border People Movements: The Case of Recent Revisions in U.S. Immigration Legislation-- T.Cohn The ICFTU Labour Clause Proposal: A Legal and Political Critique-- M.Swenarchuk A 'Double Movement': Implications of Globalization and Pluralization for the Canadian Welfare State-- J.Rice & M.Prince PART IV: CRISIS, LEVELS OF ACTION AND ALTERNATIVES Economic Turmoil in Asia: A Crisis of Globalization-- J.Price Rethinking Global Strategies-- M.G.Cohen Alternatives to Oppressive Globalization-- J.Wiseman Index. |