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1 online resource (vii, 336 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Globalization and global governance. Toward a stark utopia? New constitutionalism and the politics of globalization / Stephen Gill ; Tax distortion in the global economy / Howard M. Wachtel ; Human rights and corporate profits: the UN Global Compact -- part of the solution or part of the problem? / Diane Elson ; Cross-border externalities and international public goods: implications for aid agencies / Ravi Kanbur. -- pt. 2. North-South tensions. Financial-sector liberalization and the Asian financial crisis: the IFIs got it wrong twice / Iwan J. Azis ; Developing countries and the new financial architecture / Stephany Griffith-Jones ; Globalization: eight crises of social protection / Guy Standing. -- pt. 3. The politics of international trade. Biotechnology and food security: profiting on insecurity? / Philip McMichael ; The WTO, GATS, and TPRM: servicing liberalization and eroding equity goals? / Savitri Bisnath ; Labor standards, women's rights, basic needs: challenges to collective action in a globalizing world / Naila Kabeer ; Contesting global trade rules: social movements and the World Trade Organization / Marc Williams. -- pt. 4. Gender, globalization, and development. Utilizing interdisciplinarity to analyze global socio-economic change: a tribute to Ester Boserup / Irene Tinker ; Development and productive deprivation: male patriarchal relations in business families and their implications for women in South India / Barbara Harriss-White ; Promoting women's capabilities / Martha Nussbaum. -- pt. 5. Urban and global linkages. The global city: strategic site/new frontier / Saskia Sassen ; Urban tensions: globalization, economic restructuring, and the postmetropolitan transition / Edward W. Soja ; Urban transport and tensions in developing countries / Eduardo Alcântara De Vasconcellos. |
| Summary |
Composed of original essays by renowned scholars, this volume explores controversial topics such as free trade, women's rights, labor standards, the World Trade Organization and global tensions. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Free trade.
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Free trade. |
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Foreign trade and employment.
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Foreign trade and employment. |
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Globalization -- Economic aspects.
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Globalization -- Economic aspects. |
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Globalization -- Social aspects.
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Globalization -- Social aspects. |
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Anti-globalization movement.
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Anti-globalization movement. |
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International economic relations.
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International economic relations. |
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Multi-User: limited to 5 simultaneous users. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Benería, Lourdes.
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Bisnath, Savitri, 1965-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Global tensions. New York : Routledge, 2004 0415934400 0415934419 (DLC) 2003046662 (OCoLC)51985069 |
| ISBN |
0203017722 (electronic book) |
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9780203017722 (electronic book) |
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0415934400 (alkaline paper) |
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9780415934404 (alkaline paper) |
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0415934419 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780415934411 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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