Global Political Economy and the Wealth of Nations: Performance, Institutions, Problems and Policies (Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy, 57)

This comprehensive collection documents the major processes, performance, institutions, problems and policies associated with global political economy. For the first time in a single volume, the authors present a detailed analysis of the changing distribution and production of wealth throughout the world, different measures of performance, the global technological revolution, long waves in the world economy and a special study of Asia and Eastern Europe in the world system. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of figures......Page 15 List of tables......Page 17 Notes on contributors......Page 19 Foreword......Page 26 Preface......Page 28 Introduction......Page 32 Global performance and the wealth of nations......Page 48 A global economy, polycentric world or system of nation-states?......Page 50 Wealth and welfare of nations, continents and corporations......Page 70 Uneven development, convergence and North;South interaction......Page 94 Recent performance of the developing East Asian economies......Page 114 Transformation to a market economy in Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union and Asia......Page 136 Global institutions and organizations......Page 158 Transnational corporations: Dynamic structures, strategies, and processes......Page 160 Transnational financial institutions, global financial flows and the International Monetary Fund......Page 178 The World Trade Organization, free trade areas, and the distribution of wealth......Page 201 The global gender division of labor......Page 219 Conspicuous consumption, fashion and style in the global marketplace......Page 239 Critical global and regional problems......Page 254 Financial crises, crashes, and speculative bubbles: The regulation imperative in a critique of recent episodes......Page 256 Environmental problems of the world: Global warming and biodiversity......Page 276 World poverty, hunger, and disease......Page 298 Ethnic and religious tension in the world: A political-economic perspective......Page 317 The war on terrorism, political-economic contradictions and policy issues......Page 333 Governance issues for the future......Page 356 Viability of national government policies in a global political economy......Page 358 Viable policies, programs and institutions for the future......Page 378 Development policies for the twenty-first century......Page 399 Index......Page 411 "This is a comprehensive analysis of global capitalism and a reassessment of policy trends. Readers with an interest in international political economy, development economics, international politics and economics generally will find this to be a timely and informative volume for their book collection."--Jacket