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Latin America and global capitalism : a critical globalization perspective / William I. Robinson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Robinson, William I.
- Series:
- Johns Hopkins studies in globalization.
- Johns Hopkins studies in globalization
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Globalization--Economic aspects--Latin America.
- Globalization.
- Capitalism.
- Latin America--Economic integration.
- Latin America.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (441 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Based on years of fieldwork and empirical research, this study elucidates the tensions that globalization has created and shows why Latin America is a battleground for those seeking to shape the twenty-first century's world order.
- Contents:
- An epochal shift in world capitalism
- Global economy and Latin America, I : nontraditional agricultural exports and agro-industry
- Global economy and Latin America, II : industrial subcontracting, transnational services, tourism, and the export of labor
- Transnational processes in Latin America : class, state, and migration
- The antinomies of global capitalism and the twilight of neoliberalism
- A new cycle of resistance : the future of Latin America and global society.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-390) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8018-9636-3
- OCLC:
- 923194640
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