Beyond confrontation : globalists, nationalists and their discontents / Phil Mullan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mullan, Phil, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

International economic relations.

World politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (251 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bingley, England : Emerald Publishing, [2020]

Summary:

Beyond Confrontation by Phil Mullan negotiates a third way between the rules-based global order dictated by Western globalists and the mercantilist protectionism of Western nationalists, both of which only fuel resentments between developed and emerging nations.

Contents:

Intro

Half Title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

List of Figures and Box

List of Abbreviations

About the Author

Preface

Introduction: Global Times

PART 1-A World of Rules

Chapter 1-Making the Rules-based International Order

Creating the Post-war Order

League of Nations as Precursor

Lessons for the 1940s

The Juridification of International Relations

International Judicial Institutions

The "Rule of Law" or the Power of the People

The Law-based Erosion of Sovereignty

Human Rights as a Tool Undermining Sovereignty

Chapter 2-Globalism against Politics

The Rule of Rules

Globalist Paradoxes

Rejecting Popular Democracy

Scorning Reason

Globalist Protectionism Outdoes Openness

Progress Abandoned

Change and No Change

The Impoverishment of Politics

Anti-politics Outdoes Anti-state

Chapter 3-The Anti-democratic Roots of Neoliberalism

Neoliberal Influences

Triple Concerns

Preventing Conflict

Containing the Capitalist Crisis

Controlling the Masses

The Post-war Expansion of Democratic Worries

Conclusion: Neoliberalism's Biggest Influence is Anti-democratic Politics Rather Than Pro-liberal Economics

Chapter 4-From Post-war Order to Disorder

A Puzzle of US Hegemony

Why So Durable, for So Long

An Asset Becomes a Liability

Western Decline and the Rise of China

Western Responses to the Shifting Tectonic Plates

Part 2-Myths about Trade

Chapter 5-The Obsession with Trade

The Miscasting of Trade

A Contrary View from Economists

The Rise, Fall and Rise Again of Trade Determinism

The "Global Trade Slowdown" Demystified

Chapter 6-Trade Becomes Weaponised

The Intellectual Roots of the Weaponisation of Trade

Trade War Confusions

The Rise and Fall of 1930s Tariffs

The Post-1945 Trade War Narrative.

Globalist Complacencies

Behind Today's Trade Skirmishes

Chapter 7-Free Trade Illusions

The Illiberalisation of Western Economies

The Myth of Free Trade

The Post-war Management of International Trade

The Take-off of Regional Agreements

Fragmentation Sharpens

Chapter 8-The Rise and Rise of Protectionism

What is Protectionism?

Protectionist Fallacies

A False Solution to Unemployment

The Post-1970s Protectionist Surge

Murky Protectionism

Globalist Protectionism

Protectionist Divisions

Bigger Conflicts Loom

Part 3-Internationalism Starts at Home

Chapter 9-Internationalisation: Sustaining Atrophy

Novelties of Globalisation 2.0?

Inter- and Intra-firm Trading

Intermediate Goods Trading

Trading in Services

What is Distinctive Within Internationalisation 2.0?

Capital Importing

State Internationalisation

Postponed Rivalries

Internationalisation Rebounds

Conclusion: The Geopolitical Tectonic Plates are Creaking

Chapter 10-The Battle Starts at Home

Relieving the Economic Strains

The Dangers of Enforced Stability

The Zombie Block

Stagnation Despite Innovation

The Perverse Effect of Supportive State Intervention

Breaking the Log-Jam

The Agenda for Change is an Agenda of Change

Conclusion: Popular Engagement is Vital to Success

Chapter 11-Internationalism, National Sovereignty and Democracy

Whither the Nation State?

Are Nations Really "Too Small" to Cope?

Are Nations "Too Large" to be Effective?

The Myth of the Supranational Stateless Corporation

The Modern Violation of Sovereignty

Sovereignty, Freedom and Democracy

Internationalism Through Nationalism

Reconciling the "Global Trilemma"

Conclusion: Popular Sovereignty as Bulwark Against World War

References

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-83982-560-X

OCLC:

1182848711