Michie, Jonathan
Advanced introduction to globalisation Jonathan Michie - Cheltenham, UK : EDWARD ELGAR PUBLISHING, c2017. - xi, 160 p. ; 22 cm. - Elgar advanced introductions series .
Contents: 1. Introduction: what's it all about? 2. Globalisation in historical context 3. The theory of globalisation 4. Technology, innovation, and globalisation 5. Multinationals, corporate diversity and globalisation 6: The practice of globalisation 7. The global architecture 8. Global challenges: conflict, terrorism, and environmental change 9. Tax evasion and unproductive capital 10. Policy implications for governments 11. Conclusion Index
Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. Globalisation impacts almost all aspects of life. It is often said that change is accelerating, and that the nation state is increasingly anachronistic. This book challenges that consensus, arguing that globalization is neither an historic nor technological inevitability; rather, globalization and technological change are as old as capitalism itself.
9781784710699 9781784710712
2016962545
Globalization
303.482 MI AD
Advanced introduction to globalisation Jonathan Michie - Cheltenham, UK : EDWARD ELGAR PUBLISHING, c2017. - xi, 160 p. ; 22 cm. - Elgar advanced introductions series .
Contents: 1. Introduction: what's it all about? 2. Globalisation in historical context 3. The theory of globalisation 4. Technology, innovation, and globalisation 5. Multinationals, corporate diversity and globalisation 6: The practice of globalisation 7. The global architecture 8. Global challenges: conflict, terrorism, and environmental change 9. Tax evasion and unproductive capital 10. Policy implications for governments 11. Conclusion Index
Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. Globalisation impacts almost all aspects of life. It is often said that change is accelerating, and that the nation state is increasingly anachronistic. This book challenges that consensus, arguing that globalization is neither an historic nor technological inevitability; rather, globalization and technological change are as old as capitalism itself.
9781784710699 9781784710712
2016962545
Globalization
303.482 MI AD