America as empire

global leader or rogue power?

This work covers the fact that America has become not merely the strongest nation in the world, but the strongest nation in the history of the world. It shows that now, in the 21st century, it is challenged by globalisation and by a systematic crisis ...

City of gold

an apology for global capitalism in a time of discontent

INDICE Part One: Desire's Constitution 1. Conception 2. Money as Communication 3. Finance and the War Against Time 4. Urban Renewal 5. Governance Part Two: Constitutional Critique 6. Alienation 7. Inauthenticity 8. Identity, Tense Part Three: Exhausted Philosophies 9. The Reformation of Economics 10 ...

Global metropolitan

globalizing cities in a capitalist world

Exploring the connections between globalization and urbanization, this notable book places particular emphasis on understanding the economic function of global cities, the political process of globalizing cities, and the cultural significance of cosmopolitan cities. The book explores the meaning of the globalizing project in cities ...

Desglobalización

ideas para una nueva economía mundial

Walden Bello es el más destacado revolucionario de la falta de insensatez en todo el mundo. Con lenguaje accesible y evidencia apreminante expone despiadadamente el oportunismo , el saqueo y la soberbia solapada que caracterizan al capitalismo global. Pero este libro encierra algo más que una ...

International money relations in the new global economy

These volumes contain the best articles political scientists have published in recent years on international monetery relations. They cover every conceivable topic of interest, incluiding the domestic politics of capital mobility, monetary institutions, and policy cooperation.

International conflict and the global economy

The relationship between the global economy and national segurity has been and enduring source of interest and debate. This volume contains a set of pioneering studies that paved the way for contemporary work on the political economy of national security as well as some more ...

World democratic federalism

peace and justice indivisible

Myron J. Frankman provides an interrelated set of initiatives whose components are consistent with the logic of both the process of globalization and the emerging properties of our time: Sustainability, democratization, equal opportunity, diversity and peace. He brings together the case for global public finance ...

Globalization and the welfare state

With contributions from leading thinkers such as J. Bhagwati and Robert Solow, this edited collection examines some hotly debated issues in today's world. The significance of globalization and its effects on welfare states is discussed and analyzed. A special chapter is devoted to terrorism ...

The new regional politics of development

A broad-ranging assessment of the various development strategies being pursued in the various major regions of the world written to a tight editorial remit by leading authorities on each region. Its aim is to map new patterns of development and inequality moving beyond outdated distinctions ...

The global politics of the environment

Debates about the causes and impacts of global environmental degradation go to the heart of economic and political systems and raise fundamental questions about power and inequity in a globalized world. The comprehensively revised 2nd edition of this popular text provides wide-ranging coverage of the ...

The corporation

the pathological pursuit of profit and power

As incisive as Eric Schlosser's bestselling Fast Food Nation, as rigorous as Joseph E. Stiglitz's Globalization and Its Discontents, and as scathing as Michael Moore's Stupid White Men, Joel Bakan's new book is a brilliantly argued account of the corporation's ...

Las nuevas guerras en el mundo global

la convergencia entre desarrollo y seguridad

Apenas concluido el siglo XX, el triunfo del modelo liberal conservador en el Norte ha hecho que pronto quedaran viejas las políticas de ayuda y asistencia humanitaria que hasta ese momento orientaban las relaciones con el Sur subdesarrollado. El peso creciente de las empresas e ...

Geographies of development

Geographies of Development is an established, innovative and comprehensive introductory textbook for undergraduate students of Development Geography, Development Studies and related fields. A pioneer of the holistic approach, it encourages critical engagement by integrating key topics throughout the text, such as development ideology, globalisation, modernity ...

Free trade in the Bermuda Triangle

...and other tales of counterglobalization

An alternative approach to mapping the world offers a new way to contest capitalism and globalization. Shangri-La, the Bermuda Triangle, Transylvania, the Golden Triangle#far- flung in popular conception, these anomalous places nonetheless occupy the same mysterious zone, a mythography of unruly cartographic practices. And ...

The global market

developing a strategy to manage across borders

The twin forces of ideological change and the technology revolution make globalization the single most important issue facing executives today. But many companies who have developed a presence in the global market now face the challenges inherent in creating a multinational presence with the demands ...

Yihad

cómo se financia el terrorismo en la nueva economía

Se trata del primer libro sobre la nueva economía del terrorismo islámico actual. Su autora, una especialista en terrorismo, economía y mundo árabe, ofrece una perspectiva inédita: el terrorismo islámico, afirma Napoleoni, no es religioso en realidad, sino económico.A lo largo de este último ...

Oro azul

las multinacionales y el robo organizado de agua en el mundo

Tal y como ha dicho el vicepresidente del Banco Mundial, «las guerras del próximo siglo serán por el agua». La reserva mundial de agua está cayendo en manos de multinacionales, que pugnan por controlar este precioso recurso. Los autores, activistas canadienses, denuncian el preocupante panorama ...

Guía para una globalización alternativa

otro mundo es posible

Un ensayo sobre el movimiento antiglobalización. Hay varias maneras de ver el mundo en que se vive. Una, muy socorrida, es verlo con categorías políticas: desde la izquierda o desde la derecha. Otra, más atenta a las desigualdades sociales que a las declaraciones y promesas ...

Creative destruction

A Frenchman rents a Hollywood movie. A Thai schoolgirl mimics Madonna. Saddam Hussein chooses Frank Sinatra's "My Way" as the theme song for his 54th birthday. It is a commonplace that globalization is subverting local culture. But is it helping as much as it ...

Global corruption report 2004

special focus:political corruption

This year#s Global Corruption Report focuses on corruption in the political process and on the insidious impact of corrupt politics on public life in societies across the globe. Special features include the TI#s league table of the world#s top embezzlers and contributions ...