Synopses & Reviews
Globalization has, within academic, political, and business circles alike, become the buzz-word of the 1990s, conjuring an ever growing diversity of associations, connotations, and attendant mythologies. In this volume a distinguished array of international academics assess the contribution of the globalization thesis to our understanding of social, political, and economic change in contemporary societies. They explore many of the exaggerated and overgeneralized claims made about globalization.
Review
"...a welcome addition to the growing list of publications on the new global economy."--Constantine E. Passaris, Review of Political Economy
About the Author
Colin Hay is Lecturer and
David Marsh is Professor and Head of Department; both are in the Department of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Birmingham.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Demystifying Globalization--Colin Hay & David Marsh *
Part I: What is Globalization? * Unpacking the Globalization Debate--Andreas Busch * Izations of the World--Peter J. Taylor * State Sovereignty, Globalization, and the Rise of Soft Capitalism--Nigel Thrift * ,
Part II: Globalization, Regionalization, and National Diversity * Globalization and Its "Other(s)"--Ngai-Ling Sum * Globalization and Regionalization in Central Europe--Attila Agh * In But Not of the World--John Clammer * Globalization and European Integration--Daniel Wincott