Capital and coercion : the economic and military processes that have shaped the world economy, 1800-1990 / Jeffrey Kentor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kentor, Jeffrey, author.

Series:

Transnational Business and Corporate Culture

Transnational business and corporate culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wealth--History.

Wealth.

Power (Social sciences)--History.

Power (Social sciences).

Economic history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (135 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Contents:

Cover; Transnational Business and Corporate Culture; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter One: Introduction; Introduction; Outline of the Book; Chapter Two: Literature Review; Theoretical Framework; The Core/Periphery Hierarchy; Origins and Boundaries of the System; Mechanisms of Reproduction; Mechanisms of Mobility; Semiperipheral Mobility; Core Mobility (Hegemony); Empirical Studies of the Core/Periphery Hierarchy; A Theoretical Model; Chapter Three: Empirical Analyses; Research Design and Methods; Variables and Countries Included in the Analyses

Combined Data SetsMissing Data; Countries Included in the Analyses; Chapter Four: Position in the World-Economy; A Model of Position in the World-Economy; Calculating Position in the World-Economy; Position in the World-Economy 1990; Results; Calculating a Global Measure of Position 1990; Factor Analysis; A Surrogate Measure of Position in the World-Economy; Position in the World-Economy 1900-1990; Method of Calculation; Results; Chapter Five: Mobility in the World-Economy; The Core of the World-Economy 1990; Changes in Core Power 1820-1990; Mobility in the Semiperiphery and Periphery

Semiperipheral MobilityMobility in the Periphery; Chapter Six: A Causal Model of the Relationships Among Economic and Military Dimensions; Chapter Seven: Summary and Conclusions; Theoretical Implications; Core/periphery Structure; Mobility in the Core/periphery Hierarchy; Hegemony; Causal Modeling; Implications of the Findings; Directions for Future Research; Endnotes; Appendix A. Descriptive Statistics for Variables in the Analyses; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

First published 2000 by Garland Publishing, Inc.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-135-70161-X

1-138-96531-6

1-315-05392-6

1-135-70154-7

9781315053929

OCLC:

874152320