Globalization in the 21st Century : Labor, Capital, and the State on a World Scale

This book examines the development and transformation of global capitalism in the late 20th and early 21st century. It analyzes the dynamics and contradictions of the global political economy through a comparative-historical approach based on class analysis. After providing a critical overview of neoliberal capitalist globalization over the past three decades, the book examines the emergence of new forces on the global scene and discusses the prospects of change in the global economy in a multi-polar direction in the decades ahead. The book concludes by focusing on the mass movements that are playing a central role in bringing about the transformation of global capitalism. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 1 Introduction: Globalization in the Twenty-first Century......Page 12 2 Dynamics of Twenty-first-Century Globalization: New Trends in Global Political Economy......Page 20 3 Neoliberal Globalization and Capitalist Crises in the Age of Imperialism......Page 44 4 Neoliberalism and the Dynamics of Capitalist Development in Latin America......Page 68 5 Globalization and Marginalization of Labor: Focus on Sub-Saharan Africa......Page 98 6 Global Capitalism in Crisis: Globalization, Imperialism, and Class Struggle......Page 124 7 Globalization and China: From Neoliberal Capitalism to State Developmentalism in East Asia......Page 144 8 Globalization and Gender: Women’s Labor in the Global Economy......Page 166 9 The Failure of Neoliberal Globalization and the End of Empire......Page 188 10 Conclusion: Globalization for a New Century......Page 210 Bibliography......Page 214 Contributors......Page 234 B......Page 238 C......Page 239 E......Page 241 G......Page 242 I......Page 243 L......Page 244 M......Page 245 P......Page 246 S......Page 247 W......Page 248 Z......Page 249 Introduction : globalization in the 21st century / Berch Berberoglu The dynamics of twenty-first century globalization : new trends in global political economy / Jan Nederveen Pieterse Neoliberal globalization and capitalist crises in the age of imperialism / Alan J. Spector Neoliberalism and the dynamics of capitalist development in Latin America / James Petras and Henry Veltmeyer Globalization and marginalization of labor : focus on Sub-Saharan Africa / Johnson W. Makoba Global capitalism in crisis : globalization, imperialism, and class struggle / Berch Berberoglu Globalization and China : from neoliberal capitalism to state developmentalism in East Asia / Alvin Y. So Globalization and gender : women's labor in the global economy / Lourdes Benería The failure of neoliberal globalization and the end of empire / Martin Orr Conclusion : globalization for a new century / Berch Berberoglu. This book examines the development and transformation of global capitalism in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. It analyzes the dynamics and contradictions of the global political economy through a comparative-historical approach based on class analysis