Limits to globalization : North-South divergence / William R. Thompson and Rafael Reuveny.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thompson, William R.

Contributor:

Reuveny, Rafael.

Series:

Rethinking globalizations ; 21.

Rethinking globalizations ; 21

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International economic relations.

Globalization--Economic aspects.

Globalization.

Developing countries--Economic conditions.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the post-Cold War era, economic globalization has loomed, at least for some, as the world system's next crisis carrier, creating winners and losers and trampling on the distinctiveness of local cultures. Yet the liberal assumption is that if the market does its job, the poor will catch up to the rich via trade-driven growth and the economies of developed and less developed countries will gradually converge. Investigating the processes of economic globalization, this book explores whether it is truly a ""global"" process. It examines how globalization is experienced around the worl

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 Unreal and unflat worlds; 2 Interpreting economic growth and development; 3 Exploring the North-South gap longitudinally; 4 Geo-economic limits on technological diffusion; 5 Limits on globalization processes; 6 Southern debt crises; 7 Growth and conflict; 8 Southern democracy in the long run; 9 Uneven growth processes and prospects; Appendix; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-135-27666-8

1-282-25665-3

9786612256653

0-203-87279-7

9780203872796

OCLC:

443020107