Understanding World Order and Structural Change: Poverty, Conflict and the Global Arena (International Political Economy Series)

Hans Abrahamsson assesses the current world order and structural change, within an historical framework. He analyzes the interaction of Pax American and the Bretton Woods system in the postwar period, and its impact, specifically on the development of Southern Africa. The author also proposes an analytical model and a methodological framework for the study of the international political economy and its global and local implications. Finally, he addresses the circumstances behind the current opportunity for global change, and the social forces and political action required in order to seize it. This book assesses the current world order and structural change, drawing on empirical findings of the interaction of Pax Americana and the Bretton Woods system in the post-war period and its impact on the development in Southern Africa. Through its conceptual and methodological framework it identifies when, why and how historical opportunities for change emerge at various levels. The book proposes an analytical model and provides the reader within the fields of International Relations, Development Studies and International Development co-operation with tools for a multilevel analysis of the current room of manoeuvre for structural transformations. Hans Abrahamsson points to the structural opportunity for global change presently at hand based upon contradictory circumstances and coinciding elite interests. Whether such an opportunity can be seized depends on the involvement of the civil society and the normative strength of the social actors This Book Assesses World Order And Structural Change, Based On The Empirical Findings Of The Interaction Of Pax Americana And The Bretton Woods System In The Post-1945 Period, And Its Impact On Development In Southern Africa. Through A Conceptual And Methodological Framework The Book Identifies When, Why And How Historical Opportunities For Change Emerge At Various Levels. It Proposes An Analytical Model And Provides The Reader With Tools For A Multi-level Analysis Of The Room For Manoeuvre In Times Of Structural Transformations.--jacket. Foreword / Bjorn Hettne -- Pt. I. Understanding World Order Structures And Their Local Impact -- 1. Conceptual Framework -- 2. Bretton Woods Revisited -- 3. Pax Americana And Southern Africa: Coinciding Interests And Change -- 4. Mozambique And The Washington Consensus. Hans Abrahamsson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Hans Abrahamsson assesses the current world order and structural change, within an historical framework. He analyzes the interaction of Pax American and the Bretton Woods system in the postwar period, and its impact, specifically on the development of Southern Africa. The author also proposed an analytical model and a methodological framework for the study of the international political economy and its global and local implications. Finally, he addresses the circumstances behind the current opportunity for global change, and the social forces and political action required in order to seize it.