Globalization and the Postcolonial World: The New Political Economy of Development - Brossura

Hoogvelt, Ankie

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ISBN 10: 0801866928 ISBN 13: 9780801866920

Casa editrice: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr, 2001

Riassunto

Globalization is at the heart of debates about the present phase of development of the world economy. InGlobalization and the Postcolonial World, Ankie Hoogvelt joins these debates to examine the ways in which globalization is affecting the countries of the developing world. Taking a new look at historical trends and theories in development studies, Hoogvelt describes the diverse impacts of globalization in sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, East Asia, and Latin America, identifying different postcolonial responses in each of these regions.

New to this edition are sections on the new "digital" economy; the resurgence of the United States after decades of putative relative decline and the question of renewed U.S. dominance in the global system; and the volatility of the global financial markets culminating in the East Asia crisis of 1997. Part II has been thoroughly reconfigured and expanded, as have the chapters on East Asia and on Africa. Finally, the conclusions have been rethought in the light of the mushrooming cloud of antiglobalist protests.

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Recensione:

A well-written textbook and a helpful review of recent theories of development... It formulates an innovative synthetic approach of its own and convincingly uses this approach to describe important recent changes in the Third World and in the global system.

(Christopher Chase-Dunn Journal of Asian Studies)

L'autore:

Ankie Hoogvelt is a sociologist and former senior lecturer in sociology at Sheffield University.

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• Editore: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0801866928
• ISBN 13: 9780801866920
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 325