During the Cold War years, mainstream commentators were quick to dismiss the idea that the United States was an imperialist power. Even when U.S. interventions led to the overthrow of popular governments, as in Iran, Guatemala, or the Congo, or wholesale war, as in Vietnam, this fiction remained intact. During the 1990s and especially since ......
The contributors to this collection present the advantages and disadvantages of globalisation. They offe r evidence of its effect on higher education and argue that it is likely to be neither uniform in practice nor inevitabl e in outcome. '
During the Cold War years, mainstream commentators were quick to dismiss the idea that the United States was an imperialist power. Even when U.S. interventions led to the overthrow of popular governments, as in Iran, Guatemala, or the Congo, or wholesale war, as in Vietnam, this fiction remained intact. During the 1990s and especially since ......
This volume offers a paradigm shift from the traditional perspective of the nation state as the economy to the concept of a national system of local economic regions, which thrive within a global context of mutuality and interdependence. The authors argue that the economic role of the nation state diminishes as the economy globalizes, political ......
This is a critical analysis of long-term trends and recent developments in world systems. Contributions include: an examination of future dominance of the core global systems; a discussion of the economic, political and military role of the Pacific Rim, Japan and the former Soviet Union; consideration of whether the historically accelerating ......
Essays on the Geography of Image-Producing Industries
Culture is big business. It is at the root of many urban regeneration schemes throughout the world, yet the economy of culture is under-theorized and under-developed. In this wide-ranging and penetrating volume, the economic logic and structure of the modern cultural industries is explained. The connection between cultural production and ......
This comprehensive source and description of the tools available for financing economic development is divided up into well defined areas, making it easy to use for reference and guidance. It covers all aspects of the concept and makes a full discussion of all types of financing from public funds to private loans and venture capital. This will be an important book for professionals and undergraduates in urban studies, public administration and policy studies.
The contributing authors to this study addre ss a range of issues relating to the effects of global chang e and the potential for cooperation between corporations ope rating in a competitive market. '
Neoliberalism and deregulation have come to dominate national and international political economy. This major book addresses this convergence and analyzes the implications for the future of capitalist diversity. It considers important questions such as: Is the preference for free markets a well-founded response to intensified global competition? ......
