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.