Globalization Books

Book SynopsisIn this succinct yet ample work, Zhao Tingyang, one of China's most distinguished intellectuals, provides a profoundly original philosophical interpretation of China's story and also develops a Chinese worldview for the future. Over the past few decades, the question Where did China come from?has absorbed the thoughts of many of China's best historians. Zhao, keenly aware of the persistent and pernicious asymmetry in the prevailing way scholars have gone about theorizing China according to Western concepts and categories, has tasked both Chinese and Western scholars to rethink China. Zhao introduces what he terms a distinctively Chinese centripetal whirlpool model of world order to interpret the historical progression of China's tianxia(All under Heaven) identity construction. In this book, Zhao forwards a compelling thesis not only on how we should understand China, but also on how China until recently has understood itself.Table of ContentsForeword to the Chinese Edition Foreword to the English Edition New Foreword by Odd Arne Westad Translator’s Preface Introduction. A Redefinition of Tianxia as a Political Concept: Problems, Conditions, and Methods Part I The Tianxia Conceptual Story 1. Politics Starting with the World 2. The Three-Tiered World of Tianxia 3. Correlating with Tian (peitian 配天) 4. Institutional Layout 5. No Outside (wuwai 无外) 6. Circle of Family and Tianxia 7. Tianming 天命 (Heavenly Invoked Order) 8. Virtuosic Power and Harmony 9. Why Might Good Order Collapse? 10. Tianxia as Method Part II The Encompassing Tianxia of China 11. A Whirlpool Model 12. A Condensed Version of Tianxia 13. Why Go Stag Hunting in the Central Plain? 14. Existing through Change Part III The Future of Tianxia Order 15. A World History Yet to Begin 16. Kantian Questions and Huntington's Problem 17. Two Types of Exteriority: Naturalist and Constructivist 18. Borders and No Outside 19. Materializing Conditions for a New Tianxia 20. New Tianxia: A Vocabulary Appendix. Jizi's Lost Democracy: A Continuing Narration of Tianxia—Toward a Smart Democracy Notes Bibliography of Works Cited Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume provides students with a series of critical insights into the economic, political, social, cultural and ecological dimensions of change at every geographical scale from the global to the local.Trade ReviewReviews of the previous edition: "A wonderfully rich and invigorating mapping of late modern geographies; essential reading for anyone striving to understand the complexity and diversity of the contemporary world at the end of the twentieth century - Geographies of Global Change is clearly written, rigorously argued, and gripping reading. It redefines what we mean by a "textbook" and sets new standards for teachers and students alike." John Pickles, Professor of Geography, University of Kentucky. "This book is a remarkably coherent collection and altogether a significant accomplishment. It is notable for the high standards achieved by the individual contributions and also for the contemporary relevances of the arguments marshalled. Accessible and informative, it should be indispensable reading for every geography major. Teachers will enjoy using it. Editors and authors alike are to congratulated on an impressive achievement." Kevin R Cox, Professor of Geography, The Ohio State University. "There is no better text for helping to grasp the breadth of issues implied by global change, and for getting a sense of what needs to be done." Neil Smith, Professor of Geography, Rutgers University. Second edition- "This is an excellent collection which more than maintains the high standards of the first edition... has been expanded and revised to take into account changes over the last six years, changes that are substantive in character, as well as changes in emphasis in the ongoing and broader debate about globalization. Always clear in its arguments, it takes the fertile theme of globalization in all its variety of expression, to demonstrate the many and nuanced ways in which geography matters. It will appeal particularly to undergraduates but it is a book from which we can all learn something." Kevin Cox, Ohio State UniversityTable of ContentsList of Figures. List of Tables. List of Contributors. Preface. Acknowledgement. 1. Geography/Globalization. (Peter J. Taylor, Michael J Watts, and R J Johnston). Part I: Geoeconomic Change. 2. A Hyperactive World. (Nigel Thrift). 3. Trading Worlds. (Peter Dicken). 4. From Farming to Agribusiness: Global Agri-food Networks. (Sarah Whatmore). 5. Transnational Corporations and Global Divisions of Labor. (Richard Wright). 6. Global Change in a World of Organized Labor. (Andrew Herod). 7. Trajectories of Development Theory: Capitalism, Socialism and Beyond. (David Slater). Part II: Geopolitical Change. 8. Democracy and Human Rights After the Cold War. (John Agnew). 9. The Renaissance of Nationalism. (Nuala C. Johnson). 10. Global Regulation and Trans-state Organization. (Susan M. Roberts). 11. The Rise of the Workfare State. (Joe Painter). 12. Post-Cold War Geopolitics: Contrasting Superpowers in a World of Global Dangers. (Gerard OTualhail). Part III: Geosocial Change. 13. Population Crisis: From Global to Local. (Elspeth Graham and Paul Boyle). 14. Global Change and Patterns of Death and Disease. (John Eyles). 15. Changing Women's Status in a Global Economy. (Susan Christopherson). 16. Stuck in Place: Children in the Globalization of Social Reproduction. (Cindi Katz). 17. Race and Globalization. (Ruth Wilson Gilmore). Part IV: Geocultural Change. 18. Consumption in the Globalizing World. (Peter Jackson). 19. Understanding Diversity: The Problem of/for “Theory”. (Linda McDowell). 20. Resisting and Reshaping Destructive Development: Social Movements and Globalizing Networks. (Paul Routledge). 21. World Cities and the Organization of Global Space. (Paul L. Knox). 22. The Emerging Geographies of Cyberspace. (Rob Kitchin and Martin Dodge). Part V: Geoenvironmental Change. 23.The Earth Transformed: Trends, Trajectories, and Patterns. (William B. Meyer and B. L. Turner II). 24.The Earth as Input: Resources. (Jody Emel, Gavin Bridge, and Rob Krueger). 25.The Earth as Output: Pollution. (David K. C. Jones). 26.Sustainable Development? (W.M Adams). 27.Environmental Governance. (Simon Dalby). Part VI: Conclusion. 28. Remapping the World. What sort of map? What sort of world? (Peter J Taylor, Michael J Watts, and R J Johnston). Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisContributors from several countries discuss the central moral issues arising in the emerging global order: the responsibilities of the strongest societies, moral priorities for the next decades, and the role of intellectuals in view of the huge gap between widely expressed moral ambitions and prevailing political and economic realities.Table of Contents1.Thomas W. Pogge: Introduction: Global Justice. 2. Thomas W. Pogge: Priorities of Global Justice. 3. Rüdiger Bittner: Morality and World Hunger. 4. Andrew Hurrell: Global Inequality and International Institutions. 5. Wilfried Hinsch: Global Distributive Justice. 6. Lief Wenar: Contractualism and Global Economic Justice. 7. Stéphane Chauvier: Justice and Nakedness. 8. Charles R. Beitz: Does Global Inequality Matter?. 9. Simon Caney: Cosmopolitan Justice and Equalizing Opportunities. 10. Stefan Gosepath: The Global Scope of Justice. 11. Rainer Forst: Towards a Critical Theory of Transnational Justice. 12. Onora O’Neill: Agents of Justice. 13. Véronique Zanetti: Global Justice: Is Interventionism Desirable?. 14. Michael W. Doyle: The New Interventionism. 15. Andreas Føllesdal: Federal Inequality Among Equals: A Contractualist Defense. Notes on Contributors. Index.

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Book SynopsisGlobal Interdependence provides a new account of world history from the end of WWII to the present, an era when transnational communities challenged the long domination of the nation-state. Leading scholars elucidate the political, economic, cultural, and environmental forces that have shaped the planet in the past sixty years.Trade ReviewMost world histories of the post-1945 era place the Cold War and the rise of American power at the center of the story. In this impressive new work, Iriye and his collaborators focus on the deeper trends that have unsettled and reshaped the contemporary world system… In Iriye’s inspiring historical vision, trans-nationalism has helped usher in a more stable and peaceful world. -- G. John Ikenberry * Foreign Affairs *Indispensible for anyone interested in the modern world. -- W. B. Whisenhunt * Choice *

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Book SynopsisProvides an alternative history of environmental power and the making of the modern Saudi state. This title demonstrates how vital the exploitation of nature and the roles of science and global experts were to the consolidation of political authority in the desert.Trade Review[A] provocative book...Desert Kingdom is a much needed addition to the small shelf of Saudi Arabian histories based on archival research and political economy rather than caricatures of oil wealth and the desert. The connection of geography to political power is compelling. -- Frederick Deknatel * The Nation *For a desert kingdom to concern itself with the control of water would seem to be a given, but the subject has received slight attention in studies of Saudi Arabia. Although oil has always figured prominently in Saudi studies, this book is surely the first to trace Saudi policies concerning oil and water since the 1920s. Jones presents these policies as dictated by a Saudi drive to create not so much a nation-state as an empire in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia is not all desert, but the agriculturally more advantaged Eastern Province, with its appreciable Shiite population, has been the most disadvantaged when it comes to receiving a share of the government's development projects. This explains the Shiite uprising there in 1979 and the halting Saudi efforts thereafter to address the issue. Woven into this book is a pessimistic view of technologically driven policies, environmentalist reflections, and a harsh portrayal of selfishness on the part of both the Saudi state and the oil company it owns, Saudi Aramco. -- L. Carl Brown * Foreign Affairs *Toby Craig Jones's new book about the kingdom examines the Saudi state's relationship to water and oil, the twin resources that are its blessing and its curse (or, according to some, its two curses). Jones argues that Saudi ruling classes hold their inherently fragile state together through a strict and bold program that manages these two substances. In Saudi Arabia, more so than in almost any other place on earth, the business of the state is the control of nature, because to control nature is to control people. -- Graeme Wood * The National *Desert Kingdom is sure to spark discussion and debate. It touches on some of the most sensitive nerves of a society. But, it also describes how determination and perseverance built Saudi Arabia into a Middle Eastern powerhouse. Toby Craig Jones opens the door to understanding how it happened. -- Joseph Richard Preville * Saudi Gazette *A lucid account and a comprehensive analysis of how state power unfolds in oil fields and water wells. The state of nature and the nature of the state are meticulously explored in this fascinating book that definitely succeeds in mixing oil and water and sheds light on how the Saudi state exercises power over nature and society. -- Madawi Al-Rasheed, author of A History of Saudi Arabia and Contesting the Saudi StateIt is impossible to think about Saudi Arabia's history the same way after reading this book. -- Jon Alterman, Director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International StudiesIn this highly original approach to investigating the underpinnings of power in Saudi Arabia, Toby Jones demonstrates the power of state institutions, multinational corporations and engineering firms to reshape societies and the environments they inhabit. -- David Commins, author of The Wahhabi Mission and Saudi ArabiaIn this excellent book, Toby Jones demonstrates that managing the environment was a means of building a state that could also manage its society. An outstanding contribution to the increasingly sophisticated historiography of Saudi Arabia and an essential read for those who want to understand the country's contemporary politics. -- F. Gregory Gause, III, University of VermontJones shows how technology, foreign expertise and physical resources were managed and mobilized to produce the structures of power in Saudi Arabia today—it is indispensable reading for understanding why Saudi Arabia is what it is. A signal achievement. -- Bernard Haykel, Princeton UniversityToby Jones tells us things about Saudi politics that no one else has, at least not reliably, using scholarly sources and methods. This is now the go-to book that breaks both empirical and conceptual new ground in Middle East studies. -- Robert Vitalis, University of Pennsylvania

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Book SynopsisFree-market capitalism, hegemony, Western culture, peace, and democracy—ideas that shaped world politics in the 20th century and underpinned American foreign policy—have lost their strength. Hegemony (benign or otherwise) is no longer a choice. The authors argue that in the 21st century the U.S. must rely on strategy, make trade-offs, and compete.Trade ReviewIn this little book, two leading scholars offer a manifesto for U.S. leadership in a post-Western international system… Acknowledging that no country has a monopoly on good ideas, the book makes a good case that the United States needs to recast the way it talks about its role in the world. -- G. John Ikenberry * Foreign Affairs *The End of Arrogance makes a strong case for the end of the hegemony of American ideas in the foreign-policy sphere, examines what a more complex and diverse set of influences could create in terms of a future world order, and offers some important advice on how America can keep up in a more competitive world. -- Elizabeth Dickinson * Foreign Policy blog *Dazzling. -- Ronald Brownstein * National Journal *Weber and Jentleson put forward a powerful and provocative view of the coming frontiers for foreign policy—a global competition of ideas. Their arguments pose the right challenge to governments, corporations, and NGOs operating on a global stage, and provide practical advice for what to do about it. -- Janice Stein, Director, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto

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Book SynopsisChina’s nouveau riche are purchasing billions of dollars of furniture built from endangered African rosewood. Responding to Western powers’ attempts to stop the trade, Annah Zhu uncovers Chinese initiatives to plant rosewood responsibly and shows how these efforts offer a new path forward for environmentalism in a world no longer ruled by the West.Trade ReviewRead[s] like dispatches from a foreign correspondent: intrepid, open-minded, and sympathetic to her subjects. [Zhu’s] skill as an interlocutor makes for poignant reading. -- James Herndon * Asian Review of Books *An ambitious and visionary global ethnography as exquisite as its subject matter—rosewood. Zhu reveals the intricate political, economic, and ecological dynamics of supply and demand, conservation and logging, and above all the epic contention between two paradigms of environmentalism that will shape the future of another endangered species—humanity. -- Ching Kwan Lee, author of The Specter of Global ChinaThis book presents the fascinating story of the global connections forged by the rosewood trade between China, Madagascar, and Western conservationists. Zhu carefully analyzes and deftly critiques assumptions about conservationists, consumers, and loggers, and provides a much more nuanced account. Rosewood is a must-read for anyone concerned about the social and ecological impacts of the illegal wildlife trade. -- Rosaleen Duffy, author of Security and ConservationContrasting Chinese and Western imaginaries of forests, Annah Lake Zhu takes readers along on her own transformative journey between the United States, Madagascar, and China. Rosewood is a beautiful and necessary read, opening the path to nothing less than a cultural revolution in environmental conservation. -- Philippe Le Billon, author of Wars of Plunder: Conflicts, Profits and the Politics of ResourcesAnnah Lake Zhu’s Rosewood deconstructs the chasm between Western and Chinese understandings of the value of rosewood and other endangered species. Transnational environmental groups seek futilely to protect rosewood against poachers and corrupt environmental officials in remote Madagascar parks, while Chinese craftsmen and consumers seek to liberate its beauty through carved furniture that affirms the greatness of China’s cultural heritage. The book makes the provocative case that cultural relativism holds the key to conserving global biodiversity, as an increasingly dominant non-Western approach locates sustainability in engineered utility rather than utopian preservation. Fearless, challenging, and engagingly written, Rosewood is required reading for anyone concerned with global biodiversity collapse. -- Judith Shapiro, author of Mao’s War against Nature and coauthor of China Goes Green: Coercive Environmentalism for a Troubled PlanetZhu explores the difference between the prevailing Western approach to protecting endangered species, which advocates trade bans and other protections, and the Chinese one, which promotes cultivation and sustainable use…Drawing on her fieldwork in Madagascar and China, Zhu advocates for a deeper and more sympathetic understanding of China’s view on endangered species and natural resources more broadly. Her book will no doubt be controversial, but it is an important and necessary contribution. -- Temwani Mgunda * China Dialogue *

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Book SynopsisIn the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, world-historic political, economic, and technological developments transformed everyday life in places like Zhenjiang, a midsize Chinese river town. Xin Zhang explores the local negotiation of globalization through the experience of Zhenjiang’s merchants, entrepreneurs, and ordinary residents.Trade ReviewErudite and compelling. With never-been-told stories and innovative applications of the ‘glocalization’ concept, Zhang leaves readers with a visceral understanding of time and place in nineteenth-century Zhenjiang. This will be a major contribution to both modern Chinese history and the burgeoning field of global studies. -- Stephen R. Halsey, author of Quest for Power: European Imperialism and the Making of Chinese StatecraftAn exemplary book that significantly contributes to our understanding of not only China’s important transition in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries but also the extension of global linkages through war, commerce, and technology. By showing how global changes were deeply intertwined with local reality, Zhang successfully demonstrates that the interaction between the two is nonetheless a negotiation. -- Prasenjit Duara, author of Rescuing History from the Nation: Questioning Narratives of Modern ChinaCrucial, agenda-setting history. In a field that has traditionally focused on the countryside or large cosmopolitan hubs like Shanghai, work on medium-sized cities is scarce. Zhang’s impressive research on Zhenjiang not only illuminates an intermediate link in the chain connecting treaty ports to village China; it also humanizes the abstract process of globalization, revealing how locals emerged as cocreators of a globally embedded city. -- Kenneth Pomeranz, author of The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy

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Book SynopsisGlobalization is not the primary cause of rising inequality. That is the conclusion of this penetrating study by Elhanan Helpman, a leading expert on international trade. If we wish to curb inequality while protecting what is best about globalization, he shows, we must start with a clear view of how globalization does, and does not, shape our world.Trade ReviewA very well done survey of what we know about this issue, from a leader in the field. -- Tyler Cowen * Marginal Revolution *No one with any interest in current trade policy debates could ask for a better summer read…There is an almost voyeuristic joy in learning [Helpman’s] thoughts on one of the most pressing questions of our times. * Israel Economic Review *In the U.S., there is a backlash against free trade. Many believe globalization is responsible for rising income inequality. The central purpose of this book is to clarify that this belief is not based on evidence…Helpman concludes that the existing evidence does not support the position that increasing free trade has given rise to growing inequality. * Choice *A wonderful work of great contemporary importance. -- Stephen J. Redding, Princeton UniversityElhanan Helpman has produced a magisterial account of the study of globalization, earnings, and income inequality. Deftly weaving discussion of economic theory, empirical analysis, and quantitative modeling, Globalization and Inequality brings social science to life. -- Gordon Hanson, University of California, San DiegoGlobalization is simultaneously heralded as the engine of economic progress and maligned as a prime cause of job loss and inequality. In this wonderfully readable book that brings some sanity to this debate, Elhanan Helpman summarizes and extends what we have learned from decades of economic research. A must-read for anyone interested in understanding how our economy is changing and how we can hope to benefit from globalization without suffering some of its nasty side effects. -- Daron Acemoglu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Book SynopsisRepresents a different approach to the question of citizenship amid the changing global economy and the fiscal crisis of the nation-state. This book examines the nature of fiscal relationships between the state and its citizens. It argues that citizenship is being redefined through a renegotiation of the rights and obligations.Trade Review"The whole book is a sophisticated essay on how to bring such an area and problematic into focus: the question of regulatory authority in places where it has never been self-evident. As such, it opens up some very important analytical issues, not only for African studies but also for an anthropology of emergent economies worldwide."--Jane I.Guyer, International Journal of African Historical StudiesTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xiii Chapter One: Introduction: An Anthropology of Regulation and Fiscal Relations 1 Chapter Two: Incivisme Fiscal 23 Chapter Three Tax-Price as a Technique of Government 48 Chapter Four Unsanctioned Wealth, or the Productivity of Debt 73 Chapter Five Fixing the Moving Targets of Regulation 100 Chapter Six The Unstable Terms of Regulatory Practice 129 Chapter Seven The Pluralization of Regulatory Authority 151 Conclusion 200 References 207 Index 227

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Book SynopsisProvides a guide to policy priorities in small or regional economies. This work combines some of the world's leading economists' research insights with a discussion of the practicalities of implementing structural reforms. It is aimed at policymakers and scholars seeking avenues to improved growth, greater opportunity, and better governance.Trade Review"New Wealth for Old Nations focuses on the challenge of improving prosperity in small open economies committed to social justice and environmental sustainability... The strengths of the collection lie mainly in the astute insights and systematic analysis in the individual chapters. The book is a valuable and polished set of essays with many interesting observations on the complex dynamics and drivers of regional economic development."--Ivan Turok, Journal of Regional ScienceTable of ContentsPreface vii List of Contributors ix Introduction 1 Chapter One: The Political Economy of Scotland, Past and Present by W. Alexander, J. Armstrong, B. Ashcroft, D. Coyle, J. McLaren 11 PART 1. GROWTH 33 Chapter Two: Second Winds for Industrial Regions? by P. Krugman 35 Chapter Three: Four Sources of Innovation and the Stimulation of Growth in the Scottish Economy by W. J. Baumol 48 Chapter Four: Four Challenges for Scotland's Cities by E. L. Glaeser 73 Chapter Five: The Economic Case for Fiscal Federalism by P. Hallwood and R. MacDonald 96 PART 2. OPPORTUNITY 117 Chapter Six: Skill Policies for Scotland by J. J. Heckman and D. V. Masterov 119 Chapter Seven: Starting Life in Scotland by H. E. Joshi and R. E. Wright 166 PART 3. GOVERNANCE 187 Chapter Eight: High-Quality Public Services by N. Crafts 189 Chapter Nine: Committing to Growth in a Small European Country by J. Bradley 210 Chapter Ten: Conclusions 232

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Book SynopsisWhat happens to a country when its skilled workers emigrate? This book examines the complex economic, social, and political effects of emigration on India, and provides a framework for understanding the repercussions of international migration on migrants' home countries.Trade ReviewCo-Winner of the 2012 Distinguished Book Award, Ethnicity, Nationalism, and Migration Section of the International Studies Association "Kapur's innovative study examines the impact of international migration from India on Indian democracy and development. His analytical framework allows him to investigate how household decision making is affected among those considering emigration, how those left behind are affected, how the diaspora affects India from abroad, and how returning Indians make a difference."--Choice "Kapur's [book] provide[s] a useful academic and analytical foil to easy generalizations about the influence of the Indian diaspora at home and abroad."--William Crawley, Asian Affairs "[T]he value of this book is extraordinary because of the author's insightful and systematic analysis of the various aspects of the Indian diaspora."--Norio Kondo, Developing EconomiesTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables ix Acknowledgments xiii Chapter 1: The Missing Leg of the Globalization Triad: International Migration 1 Chapter 2: Analytical Framework and Research Methodology 23 Chapter 3: Selection Characteristics of Emigration from India 50 Chapter 4: Economic Effects 84 Chapter 5: Social Remittances: Migration and the Flow of Ideas 124 Chapter 6: International Migration and the Paradox of India's Democracy 162 Chapter 7: The Indian Diaspora and Indian Foreign Policy: Soft Power or Soft Underbelly? 185 Chapter 8: Civil or Uncivil Transnational Society? The Janus Face of Long-Distance Nationalism 210 Chapter 9: Spatially Unbound Nations 253 Appendix I: Survey of Emigration from India (SEI) 273 Appendix II: Survey of Asian Indians in the United States (SAIUS): Methodology 281 Appendix III: Survey of Asian Indians in the United States (SAIUS): Questionnaire 287 Appendix IV: Database on India's Elites (1950-2000) 293 Bibliography 297 Index 315

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Book SynopsisAddresses what the author terms "the Roman dilemma" - the paradoxical notion that while global society depends on a system of rules for building peace and prosperity, this system inevitably leads to domestic clashes, international rivalry, and even wars. This book argues that a rule-based world order eventually subverts and destroys itself.Trade Review"[A] brilliant essay."--Robert Skidelsky, New York Review of Books "Starting from an analogy with Rome, James describes the mounting domestic tensions that increasingly threaten the global system and an interconnected world... The greater challenge to the international order may lie in the tensions within, rather than between, states, as James suggests... Like Rome ... the American-led global order faces problems created primarily by its own internal dynamics. What James calls the 'Roman dilemma' arises from the fact that the way in which peaceful commerce produces a stable, prosperous and integrated global order also creates undercurrents of conflict. A vicious circle thus leads the liberal, commercial world order to subvert and destroy itself."--William Anthony Hay, The National Interest "James writes with care and nuance, rarely straying into sensationalism or political posturing... [A]bsorbing in its elaborate detail."--Jakub J. Grygiel, Claremont Review of Books "There have been rather too many books recently seeking lessons and analogies from imperial history in order to comprehend the contemporary global order and assess its viability... [The Roman Predicament] is ... far better than most because Harold James brings to it a rare combination of insight into both the history of global finance and trade and the history of modern Europe."--Dominic Lieven, American Historical Review "James conveys a genuine analytical desire to understand the current American preponderance of power, and he grounds hi analysis in thoughtful historical parallels."--Timothy J. Lomperis, Historian "If only we did teach and learn from history, Harold James's outstanding ... book would be at the center of our current political campaign, because we are faced with the Roman Predicament of which he writes."--BrothersJudd.comTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction 1 Chapter One: The Model of Decline and Fall 6 Chapter Two: Mercury and Mars 24 Chapter Three: The Questioning of Rules in an Obscure and Irregular System 39 Chapter Four: Can It Last? 71 Chapter Five: The Victory of Mars 86 Chapter Six: Terminus: Beyond the Fringe 99 Chapter Seven: The Holy Roman Empire and the Roman Empire 118 Conclusion 141 Notes 151 Index 163

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Book SynopsisArgues that a just international economy would be one that is inclusive, participatory, and welfare-enhancing for all states. This book asserts that a politically feasible approach to international economic justice would emphasize free trade and limited flows of foreign assistance in order to help countries exercise their comparative advantage.Trade Review"Anyone who wants an introduction to questions of moral economic philosophy would do well to start with his book. Kapstein writes in lucid prose, without the turgidity that often renders the subject as inviting as a cold bath. He makes a long-overdue challenge to the West's consensus that the aim of aid and of developing countries' own development efforts should be to reduce poverty, and that this reduction should be achieved not via industrialization and economic growth but by policies focused on poverty."-- Robert H. Wade, Foreign Affairs "[This] is a stimulating, well-researched book combining economic analysis, political philosophy, and contemporary policy... It [has] an ambitious theme and the author pursues it with originality."--Richard Jolly, Ethics and International Affairs "As Economic Justice in an Unfair World is perhaps the only truly complete philosophical treaty on economic justice that has come out of academia in the last twenty years, this book simultaneously marks the rebirth of ethics as a field of relevance and injects long overdue academic rigour into the often emotionally driven overly populist debate about globalization... [A] real must-read for anyone interested in the frontiers of economics and philosophy."--Business & Finance "Economic Justice is an important contribution to the debates on how to level the playing field in international relations."--PsycCRITIQUESTable of ContentsLIST OF TABLES ix PREFACE xi LIST OFA BBREVIATIONS xix CHAPTER ONE: Economic Justice in an Unfair World 1 CHAPTER TWO: Fairness in Trade 45 CHAPTER THREE: Allocating Aid 86 CHAPTER FOUR: Justice in Migration and Labor 114 CHAPTER FIVE: Harnessing Investment 147 CHAPTER SIX: Toward a Level Playing Field: A Policy Agenda 175 NOTES 197 BIBLIOGRAPHY 219 INDEX 235

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Book SynopsisArguing for a revival of the invisible hand of free international trade and global capital, the author defends the view that statist attempts to ameliorate the impact of markets threaten global economic progress and stability. He contends that capitalism doesn't have to lead to Westernization, as the examples of Japan, China, and India show.Trade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2006 "Deepak Lal has provided us with a stirring, even vehement, argument for the restoration of classical liberalism."--Tim Worstall, Daily Telegraph "If Deepak Lal did not exist, I have no doubt it would be necessary to invent him. A highly accomplished technical economist with an excellent reputation, Lal is also the most formidable and forthright champion of classical liberal economic thinking."--David Smith, World Business "Deepak Lal's book reviews modern development economics from a free market perspective... Mr. Lal demonstrates that in spite of the defeat of communism, many Western special interests still introduce rheumatism into the invisible hand of the free market."--Martin Hutchinson, Washington Times "Deepak Lal gives us a fiery refresher course not just in the virtues of the free market, but on the classical liberal outlook on life."--George Walden, Sunday Telegraph "Lal covers an immense amount of ground, from the theory of international trade to the differences between Michael Oakeshott's conservative opposition to the 'enterprise state' and that of the classical liberal Friedrich Hayek."--Samuel Brittan, Financial Times "Deepak Lal effectively points out that just about every goal held dear by those who call themselves radicals and progressives is best reached by exactly the opposite policy prescriptions that they put forward. Indeed, we can go further and point out that the best methods of reaching those goals are in fact the truly liberal ones, those laid out all those decades ago by Adam Smith, David Hume and David Ricardo... [T]his book can and should be a rallying point for those of us who are indeed liberal, radical and progressive."--Tim Worstall, Technology Commerce Society Daily "This book gives a coherent and lucid account of classical liberal theory and argues a case for reviving the invisible hand. Lal's stands on 'trickle down' effect, relevance of the IMF, World Bank and the WTO, genetically modified food and government interventions to achieve equity are contentious. I hope this book generates informed public debates on these issues."--U. Sankar, The Hindu "An erudite and spirited defense of the only approach to public policy that has brought mankind sustained economic growth, widespread alleviation of poverty, and embedded respect for the worth and dignity of the individual."--Economic Affairs "A wide ranging and spirited defense of classical liberalism as an organizing principle for the economic affairs of the world... Provides a nice blend of personal anecdote, literature review, economic argumentation, and broad empirical evidence."--Douglas Irwin, Journal of Economic Literature "Deepak Lal's Reviving the Invisible Hand, an uncompromising and insightful defense of the classical-liberal case for laissez-faire capitalism and free trade that should be on every liberal's shelf. It begins with a brief history of capitalism, explains its fundamental principles, examines the threats it faces, and proposes ways in which the threats may be met intellectually and politically. Capitalism's great enemy, socialism, is thought by many to be dead, but as Lal shows, dirigisme is alive and well. The book is crammed with facts, broad-brush accounts, nuanced technical arguments, brutal critiques, and bold prophecies. Themes are interwoven and repeated. The author apparently aimed to stamp out every misconception about capitalism ... in a single book. This ... offers the reader an encyclopedic amount of material within a medium size volume."--Suri Ratnapala, Independent Institute "This is a thoughtful, well-researched and challenging book. It has a deep historical perspective and offers a broad coverage of the continuing battles between regulation and deregulation, free and managed trade, and between liberty and equality."--Adrian Davies, Long-Range Planning "[E]ntertaining to read... Anyone seeking relief from the smarmier-thall-thou politics of our day will find this an agreeably provocative book."--George Walden, SevenTable of ContentsPREFACE ix Introduction: The Origins of "Capitalism" 1 Globalization 9 Chapter 1: Liberal International Economic Orders 17 Mercantilism 20 The Nineteenth-Century LIEO 22 Pax Britannica and Economic Development 32 The End of the First LIEO 36 Recreating a New LIEO 40 Chapter 2: From Laissez Faire to the Dirigiste Dogma 48 Classical Liberalism and Laissez Faire 48 Poverty and Industrialization in Nineteenth-Century Britain 52 "Manna from Heaven" Distributivism 53 Competition and Monopoly 56 The Rise of "Embedded Liberalism" in the United States 59 Chapter 3: The Changing Fortunes of Free Trade 62 The Rise, Fall, and Rise of Free Trade 62 U.S. Economic Policy 65 The New Protectionism 68 The Rise of Preferential Trading Arrangements 71 Another Globalization Backlash? 80 Adjustment Assistance? 85 Whither the WTO? 86 APPENDIX: FREE TRADE AND LAISSEZ FAIRE IN THEORY 91 Chapter 4: Money and Finance 95 International Monetary Regimes 97 International Capital Flows 105 The Global Financial Infrastructure 122 Chapter 5: Poverty and Inequality 127 Poverty Head Counts 128 Income Gaps 135 Foreign Aid 139 Chapter 6: Morality and Capitalism 150 Introduction 150 Analytical Framework 151 Changing Material and Cosmological Beliefs 154 Communalism versus Individualism 157 From Victorian Virtues to Modern Values 160 Modernization and Westernization 165 Conclusions 180 Chapter 7: "Capitalism with a Human Face" 182 Introduction 182 Justice and Freedom 183 Rights 185 Social Paternalism and Dirigisme 187 Moral Paternalism and the New Victorians 189 Capitalism and Happiness 192 The Corporation under Attack 195 Conclusions 203 Chapter 8: The Greens and Global Disorder 205 Introduction 205 The Rise of the NGOs 205 Sustainable Development 211 The Greens and Ecological Imperialism 214 Toward World Disorder 227 Chapter 9: Conclusions 231 Notes 237 Bibliography 279 Index 307

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Book SynopsisArgues that financial globalization is essential for poor nations to become rich. This book argues that an effectively managed financial globalization promises benefits on the scale of the hugely successful trade and information globalizations of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.Trade Review"This is an excellent, easy-to-understand and well-written exposition of the benefits of financial globalization, persuasively setting out the case for financial liberalization in developing countries--against the tidal wave of much current academic thinking on the matter."--Nigel Grimwade, Times Higher Education Supplement "Frederic Mishkin ... argues in an important new book, foreign capital can bring big gains at the microeconomic level: more competition, new technology and modern managerial know-how. Inflows of foreign direct investment into the financial system itself are particularly valuable to an emerging country."--Financial Times "Frederic S. Mishkin ... argues that when handled with proper safeguards, financial openness can confer many benefits that are often overlooked, like reducing corruption and busting up local monopolies and business oligarchies."--Paul Blustein, Washington Post "The next great globalization, according to Frederic Mishkin's new book ... will be financial in character: the flow of foreign money into stocks, bonds and banking in emerging economies... Mr. Mishkin makes a clear and compact case for cosmopolitan capital; and his footnotes ... weigh and tally a wealth of economic research."--The Economist "In this economic equivalent of tough love, Mishkin seldom uses a qualifying phrase. The premise is crystal clear: choose the path of globalization that leads to economic development, higher income levels, and general prosperity, or choose the path of globalization that leads to stagnation, stasis, and lower living standards... Advocates of free trade will nod their heads in agreement, and opponents will find plenty of food for thought."--Choice "The Next Great Globalization is a compelling read for anyone with an interest in the real-life complexities of economic development, and its focus on the often overlooked or maligned role of financial institutions is very welcome."--Diane Coyle, International Affairs "Offers a plan for reform of developing nations' banking systems... Valuable--and achievable--recommendations for change... The Next Great Globalization describes the failings of the International Monetary Fund well, in part a result of Mishkin's experience as an outside evaluator of the organization."--BusinessWeek "This book addresses an important global problem: the low state of development experienced by much of the world's population, and it makes a valuable contribution to the development literature by focusing on domestic institutions. Moreover, while most economic discussion about institutions is highly abstract, Mishkin focuses on financial institutions."--Eva Marikova Leeds, Eastern Economic Journal "This book by a prominent economist and Fed Governor provides invaluable insights into the financial development process, drawing on theoretical research and country experiences to distill the lessons for policymakers. It explains how globalization--both real and financial--can bring prosperity, stability, and wealth to emerging market countries that put in place the necessary institutional reforms when liberalizing their financial systems. The Next Great Globalization is intended not just for economists but also for broader audiences with an interest in financial issues."--Miranda Xafa, World Economics "This is a workmanlike book written in plain English about an important but currently controversial subject: financial globalization. Its judgements are, by and large, sound... [I]t is ... worthwhile to have the traditional virtues of financial globalization set out simply and clearly."--Deepak Lal, International History Review "This book's arguments are backed by sound economic research, and there are important policy lessons to be learned. The material will be valuable for economists and policymakers across the world, but particularly to those working in developing countries and at international financial institutions."--Jose R. Sanchez-Fung, Economic Change and RestructuringTable of ContentsPreface ix Chapter One: The Next Great Globalization: A Force for Good? 1 Part One: Is Financial Globalization Beneficial? Chapter Two: How Poor Countries Can Get Rich: Strengthening Property Rights and the Financial System 19 Chapter Three: Financial Development, Economic Growth, and Poverty 36 Chapter Four: When Globalization Goes Wrong: The Dynamics of Financial Crises 49 Part Two: Financial Crises in Emerging Market Economies Chapter Five: Mexico, 1994-1995 71 Chapter Six: South Korea, 1997-1998 85 Chapter Seven: Argentina, 2001-2002 106 Part Three: How Can Disadvantaged Nations Make Financial Globalization Work for Them? Chapter Eight: Ending Financial Repression: The Role of Globalization 129 Chapter Nine: Preventing Financial Crises 137 Chapter Ten: Recovering from Financial Crises 164 Part Four: How Can the International Community Promote Successful Globalization? Chapter Eleven: What Should the International Monetary Fund Do? 175 Chapter Twelve: What Can the Advanced Countries Do? 200 Part Five: Where Do We Go from Here? Chapter Thirteen: Getting Financial Globalization Right 211 Notes 221 References 277 Acknowledgments 305 Index 307

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Book SynopsisIn the global economy, linguistic diversity influences economic and political development as well as public policies in positive and negative ways. This title examines linguistic diversity as a global social phenomenon and considers what degree of linguistic variety might result in the greatest economic good.Trade Review"In their intriguing book How Many Languages Do We Need?, Victor Ginsburgh and Shlomo Weber illuminate how language diversity affects growth, trade and economic development."--David Throsby, Times Literary Supplement "This is a good book--clear, comprehensive, and easy to read. Ginsburgh and Weber cover several topics, including linguistic policies, diversity and standardization, economic costs and benefits, and multilingualism as a source of conflict and sometimes war."--Choice "[V]ery few books have been written on the economics of linguistic diversity, and this book takes a valuable step towards remedying this situation. It offers a nice nontechnical overview of the field, and has something interesting to offer to economists, sociologists, and linguists interested in linguistic diversity, language policy, and their implications."--Isabelle Sin, Journal of Economic History "In sum, their book is a fascinating, thought-provoking introduction to a large body of work at the frontier of a new, exciting area of economic research, which includes not only the economics of linguistic diversity, but, more generally, the economics of culture and institutions."--Enrico Spolaore, Journal of Regional Science "[T]his book makes a welcome contribution by providing a simple and succinct presentation of an otherwise complex interdisciplinary problem. In comparison to much of the Economics literature, it provides a far more nuanced picture of linguistic diversity and the associated policy challenges."--Vikas Kumar, Journal of Economic Issues "This is an essential book for all the policymakers, linguists, and language ideologues who will not understand the mathematics of the economists' calculations."--Anthony Pym, European LegacyTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Chapter 1: My Language IsMy Homeland 7 Chapter 2: Linguistic Policies, Disenfranchisement, and Standardization 16 1. Linguistic Diversity: A Brief Look at the Past 16 2. Linguistic Standardization: Roots, Benefits, and Some Examples 18 3. Some Painful Aspects of Standardization 21 4. HowMany Languages: IsMore theMerrier, or Is Small Beautiful? 26 5. Summary 28 Chapter 3: Linguistic, Genetic, and Cultural Distances: How Far Is Nostratic? 29 1. Languages and Dialects 30 2. Distances between Languages 33 3. Distances between Groups 48 4. Summary 55 Chapter 4: DistancesMatter 56 1. International Trade 57 2. Migrations 63 3. Literary Translations 65 4. The Eurovision Song Contest: Is Voting Political or Cultural? 74 5. Summary 82 Chapter 5: Individual Communicative Benefits 84 1. Modeling Language Learning 86 2. Demand Functions for Languages 93 3. Private Returns on Languages 98 4. Summary 107 Chapter 6: Diversity and Disenfranchisement Indices 108 1. Fractionalization and Polarization Indices 110 2. Disenfranchisement Indices 126 3. Links between Fractionalization, Disenfranchisement, and Communication Indices 137 4. Summary 139 5. Appendix: Numerical Calculation of the Various Disenfranchisement Indices 140 Chapter 7: Diversity and Disenfranchisement: Applications 142 1. Fractionalization and Polarization Indices 143 2. Disenfranchisement Indices: The Example of the EU 151 3. Summary 160 Chapter 8: Multilingualism in the European Union: A Case Study in Linguistic Policy 162 1. Twenty-three Languages, and More to Come 162 2. Possible Solutions 177 3. Summary 199 Conclusions 201 Bibliography 205 Index 223

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Book SynopsisReveals how international institutions have played a seminal role in the development, diffusion, and implementation of pension reforms that are transforming the postwar social contract in more than thirty countries worldwide, including the United States.Trade ReviewWinner of The 2009 Charles H. Levine Memorial Book Prize, International Political Science Association's Research Committee on the Structure of Governance "Orenstein reports on the efforts and impact of so-called transnational actors--international organizations, global policy networks, and multilateral and bilateral aid agencies--in contributing to significant reforms in the 'development, diffusion, and implementation' of new pension privatization plans... An excellent book that will be treasured by scholars and policy makers."--H.I. Liebling, Choice "Privatizing Pensions offers well-researched evidence to back theoretical claims... The book is convincing, and useful for graduate seminars dealing with issues ranging from globalization to social policy reform. Scholars will find the book useful because it formulates a systematic framework for the analysis of the transnational actors-policy development nexus."--Daniel Beland, Political Studies Review "Orenstein's book makes an important contribution to the role of international agencies in national policymaking."--Peter Lloyd-Sherlock, Cambridge Journals "Orenstein's book provides both a powerful theoretical statement of transnational actors' importance and a careful empirical template for studying their influence. All scholars of the welfare state will need to read and come to terms with these insights."--Andrew Roberts, American Journal of SociologyTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 CHAPTER ONE: The Rise of Pension Privatization 14 CHAPTER TWO: Evaluating the Impact of Transnational Actors 36 CHAPTER THREE: A Model of Transnational Actor Influence 55 CHAPTER FOUR: The Transnational Campaign for Pension Privatization 71 CHAPTER FIVE: Domestic Enactment of Pension Privatization 95 CHAPTER SIX: Transnational Influence and Its Limits 141 CHAPTER SEVEN: Analyzing Transnational Public Policy 166 Appendix: Understanding Pension Privatization 179 References 195 Index 213

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Book SynopsisPresents a theory of global distributive justice - what the author calls pluralist internationalism - where in different contexts, different principles of justice apply. This title explores who should have how much of what we all need and care about, ranging from income and rights to spaces and resources of the earth.Trade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2013 "Risse's On Global Justice is a definitive account of justice as a responsibility extending beyond national borders and international institutions to encompass all human life through shared experience and common humanity... This book is likely to become a primary resource for theorists and participants in global policy and human rights institutions."--Choice "The book ... addresses questions of great importance and offers an original and challenging perspective on how to approach them."--Adam Hosein, Political Science Quarterly "This is an important book. International economic lawyers sensitive to moral and political philosophy should not ignore it. Each of its chapters contains many significant insights... Risse has made a significant contribution."--John Linarelli, Journal of International Economic Law "This book ... displays a scholarly rigor and philosophical depth that renders much of the existing literature in this area obsolete... I have no doubt that this book will come to play a central role in normative theorizing about global justice for some time to come."--Daniel Savery, Political Studies Review "[A] deeply provocative, closely argued, and impressively many-sided book."--Richard Vernon, Perspectives on PoliticsTable of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xiii Part 1: Shared Citizenship and Common Humanity * Chapter 1: The Grounds of Justice 1 * Chapter 2: "Un Pouvoir Ordinaire": Shared Membership in a State as a Ground of Justice 23 * Chapter 3: Internationalism versus Statism and Globalism: Contemporary Debates 41 * Chapter 4: What Follows from Our Common Humanity? The Institutional Stance, Human Rights, and Nonrelationism 63 Part 2: Common Ownership of the Earth * Chapter 5: Hugo Grotius Revisited: Collective Ownership of the Earth and Global Public Reason 89 * Chapter 6: "Our Sole Habitation": A Contemporary Approach to Collective Ownership of the Earth 108 * Chapter 7: Toward a Contingent Derivation of Human Rights 130 * Chapter 8: Proportionate Use: Immigration and Original Ownership of the Earth 152 * Chapter 9: "But the Earth Abideth For Ever": Obligations to Future Generations 167 * Chapter 10: Climate Change and Ownership of the Atmosphere 187 Part 3: International Political and Economic Structures * Chapter 11: Human Rights as Membership Rights in the Global Order 209 * Chapter 12: Arguing for Human Rights: Essential Pharmaceuticals 232 * Chapter 13: Arguing for Human Rights: Labor Rights as Human Rights 245 * Chapter 14: Justice and Trade 261 Part 4: Global Justice and Institutions * Chapter 15: The Way We Live Now 281 * Chapter 16: "Imagine There's No Countries": A Reply to John Lennon 304 * Chapter 17: Justice and Accountability: The State 325 * Chapter 18: Justice and Accountability: The World Trade Organization 346 Notes 361 Bibliography 415 Index 453

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Book SynopsisPresents an account of how international competition for the brightest minds is transforming the world of higher education - and why this revolution should be welcomed, not feared.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2011 Philip E. Frandson Award for Literature in the Field of Continuing Higher Education, University Professional and Continuing Education Association Honorable Mention for the 2010 PROSE Award in Education, Association of American Publishers "Comprehensive and fascinating... [Wildavsky] reports on American universities, notably NYU, branching out internationally; on foreign governments, like China's, spending vast sums to improve their own institutions, partly to attract scholars and students from abroad; on for-profit businesses, like Laureate and the Washington Post Co.'s Kaplan Inc., planting campuses in remote global locations... This is Mr. Wildavsky's major argument. The globalization of education is producing what he calls a 'free trade in minds'--beneficial not only to countries sending their students abroad and countries accepting them but also, through positive externalities, to the broader world."--James K. Glassman, Wall Street Journal "Academic globalisation has gone into overdrive in the modern university. Some of this is along familiar lines--academics collaborating with ever more foreign colleagues and sabbatical-seekers contriving to spend ever more time abroad. But Mr. Wildavsky demonstrates that globalisation is now much more complicated than just cross-border collaboration spiced up with junkets... This is a fascinating story."--Economist "Readable, fast-paced... The global race to attract the top talent among both staff and students is affecting the academy across the globe... As a description of the state of play on all these issues in the summer of 2009 (approximately), the book is wonderfully successful."--Sir Howard Newby, Times Higher Education "[Wildavsky] tells an engaging story about the ways in which global universities are 'reshaping the world'... [His] style is gripping and urgent... His point that the forces of globalization will profoundly shape the future of higher education cannot be ignored. Not everyone will share Wildavsky's faith that a 'free trade in mind' will lead to equitable, or economically beneficial, outcomes. However, we must all grapple with his view that knowledge is a commodity, and universities, if they wish to survive, must treat it as such."--Adam R. Nelson, Nature "Makes a compelling case for both the virtue and the inevitability of globalizing higher education...[Wildavsky] paints a picture of a global higher-education landscape where porous borders and surging national aspirations are driving rapid increases in competition for students, professors, and prestige."--Kevin Carey, Chronicle of Higher Education "As a peek into fast-evolving trends in global or transnational education that are increasingly consuming the minds of university presidents, it's extremely good, and its educated-but-breezy Atlantic style of writing, so rare in higher education books, make it a pleasure to read."--Alex Usher, Globe and Mail "Intriguing... In our comfortable spot at the top of the world's higher ed pyramid, we are ignoring one of the most powerful trends of the 21st century--a growing free trade in great minds. Wildavsky, a senior fellow in research and policy at the Kauffman Foundation, argues that this will make this era more innovative, and more prosperous, than any that human civilization has seen."--Jay Mathews, Washington Post "Wildavsky does a fine job of giving contour to the diffuse and multifarious phenomena that comprise the ongoing globalisation of academia... Wildavsky is forthright about his enthusiasm for what he calls a new 'free trade in minds', and he is refreshingly sceptical of all the knee-jerk rhetoric purporting to warn that America and other western powers are 'falling behind'."--John Gravois, National "Provides an informative, early-days assessment of a new phenomenon: 'free trade in minds.' Acknowledging missteps and problems, he claims, with a bow to author Thomas Friedman, that an increasingly flat academic world will bring unprecedented economic, social, and political benefits, innovative research, and spread meritocratic values to emerging nations."--Glenn C. Altschuler, Boston Globe "Wildavsky addresses all aspects of the internationalization of universities--students, faculty, branch campuses, financing, and even curricula--and contends that the combination of research and teaching, although sometimes a source of tension within universities, has been a resounding success."--Richard N. Cooper, Foreign Affairs "Superb... For educators, it's the equivalent of Friedman's The World Is Flat and carries much the same message: Higher education (and there are signs that K-12 is following behind) is no longer confined by national boundaries, much less campus walls. At least at its upper echelons, it's now an international industry, serving an international market, populated by globe-trotting people... Ponder the implications. Meanwhile, read this book."--Chester E. Finn, Jr., Education Gadfly "Wildavsky meticulously demonstrates how the competition for academic talent has gone global, with universities all over the world chasing the brightest students... The Great Brain Race is a timely wake-up call."--Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Real Clear Markets "In insightful, straightforward, and accessible writing, [Wildavsky] discusses the strategic value of universities extending their influence and brand throughout the world, noting that 'knowledge changes the world'... Readers who are relatively unfamiliar with the globalization of higher education will appreciate this, while seasoned global educators will welcome its complete and compelling picture of how postsecondary education benefits a nation's livelihood and economy. A worthy addition to libraries with larger international education collections and institutions with study abroad programs and/or foreign campuses."--Elizabeth Connor, Library Journal "Wildavsky's thoroughly researched book ... provides a great deal of information about globalization in higher education and it raises some interesting questions... The best contribution of the book is Wildavsky's vigorous argument that the increasingly open educational world is nothing to fear."--George Leef, John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy "The book is an excellent and thought-provoking work, one that raises many important questions about where globalized higher education will take us... In the end, The Great Brain Race is very convincing: the world is a far better place when we embrace the transnational flow of people and ideas, limit the urge to engage in academic protectionism, and expand the reach of the global meritocracy."--Andrew Kelly, The American "Wildavsky paints a comprehensive picture of a field where information is scattered and often sparse."--Mary Taylor Huber, Change "The Great Brain Race provides thorough insight into how higher education is playing its part in today's globalized world--and the other way around... Wildavsky skillfully combines information gathered first-hand (e.g. in interviews with institutional leaders), anecdotal evidence, and his own knowledge of university rankings, with a keen awareness of the scholarly debates on higher education and its developments over time... Skillfully written and fast-paced, Wildavsky's contribution is an undoubted added-value to our understanding of an inevitably internationalized higher education landscape... This is a timely publication--and a must--for anyone interested in making the best of today's higher education."--Leon Cremonini, Teachers College Record "The Great Brain Race is compelling because of the breadth of evidence that Wildavsky provides to demonstrate the degree to which globalization has permeated academe. As his examples show, there is no template or roadmap to guarantee the success of an institution or nation; at the same time, there is no doubt about the changes in the academic environment, and anyone in higher education will feel their impact."--Wayne Ishikawa, Continuing Higher Education Review "The book is a thorough work on the higher education scenario globally. It discusses the issue at micro level, detailing both sides of the story. It is undoubtedly a valuable source book on the education sector."--Vaidehi Nathan, Organiser "What this slim volume [provides] is a highly readable introduction to and advocacy for global education."--Robin Tatu, Prism "[Wildavsky's] background and experience in the print media business is evidently present on every page of the book: he is able to explain rather complex phenomena in popular language, he masters the skills needed to combine facts from various sources with relevant quotes ... and he is able to organize his materials in compact chapters... I would definitely recommend the book to students in higher education as a more than adequate introduction to the phenomenon."--Jeroen Huisman, Studies in Higher Education "Wildavsky's book should be commended for striking the right balance between alarmism and complacency on Western predominance in higher education."--Garret Martin, European Affairs "This book, to say the least, has mastered the territory."--Stephen P. Heyneman, Review of Higher Education "The Great Brain Race makes a number of valuable contributions to the field. First, the historical emphasis provides a context to the various profiles shared. Second, the book is organized in a spiral layering of content that deepens the information provided. Finally, the book offers fresh perspectives on mobility patterns. In particular, it shows how mobile individuals influence curriculum, pedagogy, and student learning. Another interesting issue that Wildavsky raises is the shift from 'brain drain' to that of 'brain gain,' in which students return and capitalize on their transnational connections. As our world continues to be affected by global universities, this discourse is most welcome."--Rosalind Latiner Raby, Comparative Education Review "The Great Brain Race is a very interesting book, with a review of experiences of many experiments being carried out in various countries and by universities across the globe.Those who are engaged in higher education business at global level could find the book extremely perceptive, insightful and engaging."--Jandhyala B.G. Tilak, Journal of Educational Planning & AdministrationTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduct ion: What Is Global Higher Education--and Why Does It Matter? 1 Chapter One The Worldwide Race for Talent 14 Chapter Two: Branching Out 42 Chapter Three: Wanted: World-Class Universities 70 Chapter Four: College Rankings Go Global 100 Chapter Five: For-Profits on the Move 141 Chapter Six: Free Trade in Minds 167 Afterword 194 Notes 199 Index 221

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Book SynopsisHas Europe's extraordinary postwar recovery limped to an end? It would seem so. In this book, the author, a former member of the British Parliament, argues that Europe's problems stem from outdated perceptions of global power, and calls for a drastic change in European governance to halt the continent's slide into irrelevance.Trade ReviewOne of Financial Times's Best Books of Politics for 2011 "One of the many virtues of David Marquand's The End of the West, a book that carefully documents the gap between the EU's ambitions and its achievements, is that it explains exactly why EU politics are so tedious... [I]t provides a crisp and relevant analysis of the difficult choices that Europe faces."--Henry Farrell, The Nation "A sweeping new assessment of the continent's drift."--The Guardian "[Marquand] the grand old pro-European is on to something when he pokes an inquiring finger into the question of what modern Europe wants to be... [T]his highly readable book offers a compelling description of Europe's modern malaise."--Anne McElvoy, New Statesman "One of the many virtues of David Marquand's The End of the West, a book that carefully documents the gap between the EU's ambitions and its achievements, is that it explains exactly why EU politics are so tedious... [A] crisp and relevant analysis of the difficult choices that Europe faces."--Henry Farrell, The Nation "The End of the West is a bracing and timely work, no doubt about it."--European Voice "A committed pro-European's brilliant, timely analysis of what is wrong with the European Union."--Vernon Bogdanor, Times Higher Education Supplement The End of the West is a wake-up call. It raises many questions and calls for drastic changes in the EU government... Marquand gives us a concise and brilliant analysis of the failures and weaknesses of the EU. Readable and compact, this book helps us understand the reasons behind the present problems affecting the EU."--Arab News "This is a text with compelling questions, not one with definite solutions. What makes it fascinating is the forthright and dispassionate examinations of crucial problems. As Europe faces, in the months and years ahead, the formidable tribulations generated by the global downturn, it is the wider issues delineated in Marquand's The End of the West that should be probed, examined and argued with."--Donald Sassoon, Political Quarterly "This brief but trenchant contribution to the vast literature on the European Union stands out through the author's imaginative way of setting the EU's current dilemmas and tribulations firmly in the context of Europe's cultural and historical heritage as a whole. He offers specific solutions only to some of today's huge problems, but in general he indicates most constructively the lines on which solutions should be sought."--Roger Morgan, Times Higher Education "In this well-written book, Marquand poses several challenges to the leaders of the EU. Realizing that a much weaker European power faces rising major powers in the East, mainly China and India, Marquand encourages European peoples and politicians to critically analyze and come to terms with the major issues that confront them, including Islamophobia, immigration, the resurrection of the old ethnicities, and, above all, their ethnocentrism."--Choice "Marquand draws on [his] experiences and offers a strong vision of Europe and its problems."--Floris Meens, European LegacyTable of ContentsPreface to the Paperback Edition ix Foreword by Ruth O'Brien xvii Acknowledgments xxi Chapter I - Prologue 1 Chapter II - Weighing like a Nightmare 27 Chapter III - Hate--and Hope 67 Chapter IV - The Revenge of Politics 102 Chapter V - Which Boundaries? Whose History? 141 Notes 179 Index 189

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Book SynopsisWhen People Come First critically assesses the expanding field of global health. It brings together an international and interdisciplinary group of scholars to address the medical, social, political, and economic dimensions of the global health enterprise through vivid case studies and bold conceptual work. The book demonstrates the crucial role ofTrade Review"When People Come First is a welcome examination of 'the actual impacts of [global health] initiatives on care, health systems, and governance.'... The authors' empirical accounts of the complexities of the global health landscape expose a litany of assumptions that drive global health and demonstrate why we must be suspicious of these."--Nicole S. Berry, Science "When People Come First would be a valuable accessory in any global health practitioner's toolkit, and essential reading for global health students."--Jocalyn Clark, PLoS Speaking of Medicine blog "When People Come First, edited by medical anthropologists Biehl and Petryna, is an informed, critical examination of current, compelling global health issues; it successfully dispels the notion that a single community or country is alone in its health efforts."--Choice "When People Come First sets a new research agenda in global health and social theory and challenges us to rethink the relationships between care, rights, health, and economic futures."--World Book Industry "When People Come First presents an important contribution to debates surrounding the concept of 'evidence' in global health policy and practice... This anthology, and the debates which it will surely ignite, provides a solid foundation for exploring an approach to global health where people come first."--Sarah Jeavons, New Genetics and Society "When People Come First is a strong and ethnographically grounded collection featuring many of the most talented theorists and writers currently studying global health."--Svea Closser, American Ethnologist "Like with any good ethnography, the stories are real, often troubling, and evocative of real lives in real places. They stimulate anger and outrage. It is a hard book to put down."--Craig R. Janes, Medical Anthropology Quarterly "[An] impressive book ... rich in nuance and complexity."--Salmaan Keshavjee, Lancet "This text has significant potential as a teaching resource both for clinical family medicine and for those exploring global health--the problems it addresses are real, the need for ethnographic rather than program-focused understandings of local reality is well articulated, and the challenge presented by the book to look at things differently is valuable to those learning to practice in any setting."--William Cayley Jr, MD, MDiv, Family MedicineTable of ContentsCritical Global Health, Joao Biehl and Adriana Petryna 1 I EVIDENCE Overview 23 1A Return to the Magic Bullet? Malaria and Global Health in the Twenty-First Century, Marcos Cueto 30 2Evidence-Based Global Public Health - Subjects, Profits, Erasures, Vincanne Adams 54 3The "Right to Know" or "Know Your Rights"? Human Rights and a People-Centered Approach to Health Policy, Joseph J. Amon 91 4Children as Victims - The Moral Economy of Childhood in the Times of AIDS, Didier Fassin 109 II INTERVENTIONS Overview 133 5Therapeutic Clientship - Belonging in Uganda's Projectified Landscape of AIDS Care, Susan Reynolds Whyte, Michael A. Whyte, Lotte Meinert, and Jenipher Twebaze 140 6The Struggle for a Public Sector - PEPFAR in Mozambique, James Pfeiffer 166 7The Next Epidemic - Pain and the Politics of Relief in Botswana's Cancer Ward, Julie Livingston 182 8A Salvage Ethnography of the Guinea Worm - Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic in a Disease Eradication Program, Amy Moran-Thomas 207 III MARKETS Overview 243 9Public-Private Mixes - The Market for Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs in India, Stefan Ecks and Ian Harper 252 10Labor Instability and Community Mental Health - The Work of Pharmaceuticals in Santiago, Chile, Clara Han 276 11The Ascetic Subject of Compliance - The Turn to Chronic Diseases in Global Health, Ian Whitmarsh 302 12Legal Remedies - Therapeutic Markets and the Judicialization of the Right to Health, Joao Biehl and Adriana Petryna 325 Afterword - The Peopling of Technologies, Michael M. J. Fischer 347 Contributors 375 Acknowledgments 381 References 385 Index 425

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Book SynopsisOver the years, governments have delegated extensive regulatory authority to international private-sector organizations. This book examines who writes the rules in international private organizations, as well as who wins, who loses - and why.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2012 International Studies Association's Best Book Award "[The New Global Rulers] is an example of first-rate research that offers thick descriptions, compelling theory, and convincing empirical results. The authors have done a masterful job in expanding our knowledge and understanding of globalization, and the book deserves to be widely read."--John Doces, Comparative Political Studies "Their comprehensive survey provides compelling evidence of their theory and invaluably enhances our understanding of international standard setting... The authors can ... take credit for having developed a convincing theory on the main drivers of power within this specific and widespread phenomenon of global ruling. The book is, without a doubt, highly recommended. While it is primarily intended for scholars, it provides very interesting insights for anyone interested in how global standard setting works, in its historical, political, and socio economic background, and in its significance for global governance in general."--Matthias Schmidt, Accounting Review "This interesting book about an overlooked subject has a misleading title. The global rulers in question are relatively anonymous nongovernmental groups that set international standards. Business exerts its power, both directly and through government, in selecting and influencing the rule makers. The rules help to determine winners and losers in the marketplace, as well as the public welfare. These rules also provide advantages to specific countries and regions. At a time when government regulation has fallen out of favor, the power of these unaccountable nongovernmental authorities deserves the closer scrutiny that this book provides."--Choice "Opening the 'black box' of private rule-making, [Buthe and Mattli] seek to analyze 'who writes the rules in international private organizations, as well as who wins, who loses--and why.' They dispute claims that international standardization is an apolitical scientific process, bringing to the fore the often under-appreciated political nature of so-called technical activities."--Book Notes "The authors offer both a new framework for understanding global private regulation and detailed empirical analyses of such regulation based on multi-country, multi-industry business surveys."--Superscript "[A] serious and searching [account] of the importance of rules and of the ways rules are made for the workings of the economy and for political and social life generally."--Martin Albrow, Books and Ideas "[The New Global Rulers] examines the wide and growing range of international, private (i.e., non-governmental) standards being set by groups like the IEC, ISO, and IASB. As Buthe and Mattli point out, such standards are a double-edged sword... It seems appropriate, at this juncture ... to give some serious and well-informed thought to the desirability of regulatory regimes that are both non-governmental and international."--Chris MacDonald, Canadian Business "[T]his is an original piece of research on a timely subject using under-utilized but necessary methods that should prove useful to academics and regulators alike."--Anastasia Xenias, Political Science Quarterly "By providing the first systematic and most comprehensive analysis of key private institutions in regulation, the authors do a masterful job. Hence, the book deserves to be widely read by scholars of globalisation and international regulation. Furthermore, by refraining using too much academic jargon, it makes the topic of private regulation, with its important social and economic consequences, also accessible to a broad audience."--Christian Brandli, Swiss Political Science Review "Buthe and Mattli push the understanding of global governance in an important new direction by considering domestic arrangements as an explanatory factor in outcomes at the global level... Buthe and Mattli, in particular, illuminate a generally underdeveloped dimension, the domestic environment and its connection to international outcomes."--Jonathan G. S. Koppell, Perspectives on Politics "The New Global Rulers provides an illuminating account of the current issues surrounding global private standardization."--Kai Eriksson, European LegacyTable of ContentsList of Illustrations and Tables ix List of Acronyms xiii Acknowledgments xv Chapter One: The Rise of Private Regulation in the World Economy 1 Chapter Two: Private Nonmarket Rule-Making in Context A Typology of Global Regulation 18 Chapter Three: Institutional Complementarity Theory 42 Chapter Four: Private Regulators in Global Financial Markets Institutional Structure and Complementarity in Accounting Regulation 60 Chapter Five: The Politics of Setting Standards for Financial Reporting 99 Chapter Six: Private Regulators in Global Product Markets Institutional Structure and Complementarity in Product Regulation 126 Chapter Seven: The Politics of Nuts and Bolts- and Nanotechnology ISO and IEC Standard-Setting for Global Product Markets 162 Chapter Eight: Contributions to the Theoretical Debates in Political Science, Sociology, Law, and Economics 192 Chapter Nine: Conclusions and Implications for Global Governance 214 Appendix 1: Financial Reporting Standards Survey Additional Survey Results 227 Appendix 2: Product Standards Survey Additional Survey Results 234 Appendix 3: Survey Methods 238 References 249 Index 289

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Book SynopsisProfessional sports today have truly become a global force, a common language that anyone, regardless of their nationality, can understand. Yet sports also remain distinctly local, with regional teams and the fiercely loyal local fans that follow them. This book examines the twenty-first-century phenomenon of global sports, in which professional teTrade ReviewOne of Financial Times (FT.com)'s Books of the Year in Nonfiction Round-Up in the Sports list for 2010 "This book is a valuable contribution to the burgeoning study of sport in a global perspective... Markovits and Rensmann's erudite analysis presents many of the key issues and offers interesting points to consider as the sports world continues to change at a remarkable pace."--John Harris, Times Higher Education "[Gaming the World is a] very readable guide to the recent globalisation of sport by academics who understand both US and European sports. Packed with examples, from David Beckham to Kobe Bryant, the book explores the tension between sport's globalisation and the fact that most teams still arouse the greatest emotions in their local areas."--Financial Times (FT Critics Pick 2010) "[Markovits and Rensmann] set forth a number of provocative notions growing out of the internationalization of sports stars and the globalization of soccer (the result, they smartly argue, of Britain's reach in the 19th century)."--David M. Shribman, Bloomberg "Fascinating on matters both large--the late 19th--century dissemination of newly codified sports from two competing economic and cultural 'cores' (Britain/Europe and North America) to countries around the world--and small: the spread in recent years, from North America to Europe, of the wave, high fives and player tattoos. Best of all is their discussion of how high-end sports have managed to go global, so that Manchester United boasts fans from Beijing to Lima, while maintaining the local identities that give teams their emotional power."--Brian Bethune, Macleans "Markovits and Rensmann provide a valuable contribution to the literature on global sport. Sports are changing at a remarkable pace, and they provide a way to communicate globally using a common language. Looking at soccer, basketball, football, baseball, and hockey, the authors illustrate the dynamics of change and highlight the influences of globalization at local and international levels."--Choice "Gaming the World is so well researched and presented that its readers, who will likely already possess a solid base of sports knowledge, will find themselves agreeing with much that is there, nodding along with the revelation of facts and statistics as if they knew them all along. This is to the credit of the authors, as in most cases the depth of the material presented will greatly enrich the reader's understanding of the issues, while also providing a very satisfying confirmation of previously held suspicions... Gaming the World, with its detailed study of how sports affect globalization and how globalization affects the culture of sports, is a broad step forward for this academic discipline as a whole."--Jonathan Lutes, IP Global "[T]hey are fluent in the language of sport, knowledgeable guides through its history, and thoughtful thinkers about its impact."--Jeremy Schaap, Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs "[A]n informative page-turner, which will be valuable for scholars of the GDR, graduate students concerned with methodology, and undergraduates studying modern German history."--Peter C. Caldwell, German History "T]he book merits attention for overdue insights into a brassy, invigorating, and value-shaping facet of contemporary life that too many intellectuals ignore at their peril--one the masses know well enough to take to heart and mind ('the wisdom of the crowd')."--Arthur B. Shostak, European LegacyTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments ix Chapter 1: Introduction: Going Global--Sports, Politics, and Identities 1 Chapter 2: The Emergence of Global Arenas: Mapping the Globalization of Sports Cultures between Cosmopolitanism, Nationalism, and Localism 43 Chapter 3: The Transatlantic Transfer of Sports and their Cultures: Institutionalization and Diffusion 107 Chapter 4: A Silent "Feminization" of Global Sports Cultures? Women as Soccer Players in Europe and America 157 Chapter 5: A Counter-Cosmopolitan Backlash? The Politics of Exclusion, Racism, and Violence in European and American Sports Cultures 207 Chapter 6: The Limits of Globalization: Local Identity and College Sports' Uniquely American Symbiosis of Academics and Athletics 271 Conclusion 316 List of Acronyms 327 Index 331

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Book SynopsisDebates about global justice have traditionally fallen into two camps. Statists believe that principles of justice can only be held among those who share a state. Those who fall outside this realm are merely owed charity. Cosmopolitans, on the other hand, believe that justice applies equally among all human beings. On Global Justice shifts the termTrade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2013 "Risse's On Global Justice is a definitive account of justice as a responsibility extending beyond national borders and international institutions to encompass all human life through shared experience and common humanity... This book is likely to become a primary resource for theorists and participants in global policy and human rights institutions."--Choice "The book ... addresses questions of great importance and offers an original and challenging perspective on how to approach them."--Adam Hosein, Political Science Quarterly "This is an important book. International economic lawyers sensitive to moral and political philosophy should not ignore it. Each of its chapters contains many significant insights... Risse has made a significant contribution."--John Linarelli, Journal of International Economic Law "This book ... displays a scholarly rigor and philosophical depth that renders much of the existing literature in this area obsolete... I have no doubt that this book will come to play a central role in normative theorizing about global justice for some time to come."--Daniel Savery, Political Studies Review "[A] deeply provocative, closely argued, and impressively many-sided book."--Richard Vernon, Perspectives on PoliticsTable of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xiii Part 1: Shared Citizenship and Common Humanity * Chapter 1: The Grounds of Justice 1 * Chapter 2: "Un Pouvoir Ordinaire": Shared Membership in a State as a Ground of Justice 23 * Chapter 3: Internationalism versus Statism and Globalism: Contemporary Debates 41 * Chapter 4: What Follows from Our Common Humanity? The Institutional Stance, Human Rights, and Nonrelationism 63 Part 2: Common Ownership of the Earth * Chapter 5: Hugo Grotius Revisited: Collective Ownership of the Earth and Global Public Reason 89 * Chapter 6: "Our Sole Habitation": A Contemporary Approach to Collective Ownership of the Earth 108 * Chapter 7: Toward a Contingent Derivation of Human Rights 130 * Chapter 8: Proportionate Use: Immigration and Original Ownership of the Earth 152 * Chapter 9: "But the Earth Abideth For Ever": Obligations to Future Generations 167 * Chapter 10: Climate Change and Ownership of the Atmosphere 187 Part 3: International Political and Economic Structures * Chapter 11: Human Rights as Membership Rights in the Global Order 209 * Chapter 12: Arguing for Human Rights: Essential Pharmaceuticals 232 * Chapter 13: Arguing for Human Rights: Labor Rights as Human Rights 245 * Chapter 14: Justice and Trade 261 Part 4: Global Justice and Institutions * Chapter 15: The Way We Live Now 281 * Chapter 16: "Imagine There's No Countries": A Reply to John Lennon 304 * Chapter 17: Justice and Accountability: The State 325 * Chapter 18: Justice and Accountability: The World Trade Organization 346 Notes 361 Bibliography 415 Index 453

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive look at the world of illicit trade.Trade Review"Shelley unpeels [organized crime’s] disturbing dynamics today through case studies such as Silk Road, a vastly lucrative cybersupermarket, and the much-documented illegal market in rhino horn . . . and she lucidly lays out the dark economy’s planetary costs, as it escalates biodiversity loss and deforestation."---Barb Kiser, Nature"[A] useful survey of varying kinds of black and dark markets."---Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution"This is an informative study of the vast and pervasive problem of criminal trade." * Publishers Weekly *"This is a refreshingly straightforward economic study." * Pennsylvania Literary Journal *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Larissa Buchholz has written a magnificent account of the Global art market over the last half century. The book combines extensive, and highly nuanced, discussion of a wide range of relevant cultural theories, with an enormous amount of wonderfully researched data and studies of the Global art market and the relevant personnel including artists, curators, gallerists, art critics, art purchasers, and museum personnel. As a result, the book is an empirical and theoretical treasure."---David Halle, Social Forces"An amazingly rich study, with a high level of density, complexity, and nuance, a reference book for now and future generations."---Kitty Zijlmans, 21: Inquiries into Art, History, and the Visual

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"One of the Financial Times' Summer Books of 2019: Economics""Thought-provoking."---Martin Wolf, Financial Times"Many on the right argue that democracy subverts capitalism. Many on the left argue that capitalism undermines democracy. In this brilliant book, Iversen and Soskice argue compellingly that both views are wrong."---Martin Wolf, Financial Times, Summer Books of 2019"Persuasively argue[d]."---Edwards Hadas, Reuters BreakingViews"Iversen & Soskice present a unique analysis of the relationship between capitalism and democracy. . . .[Democracy and Prosperity] offers a brilliant framework that will be greatly acknowledged as well as critiqued in the coming years."---M Karem Coban, Democratic Audit UK"Iversen and Soskice present a unique analysis of the relationship between capitalism and democracy . . . . [this] book offers a brilliant framework that will be greatly acknowledged as well as critiqued in the coming years."---M Kerem Coban, LSE Review of Books"The authors deliver an impressive series of empirical findings and theoretical arguments in favor of this unconventional and bold thesis at odds with an era in which illiberal democracies and populist movements prosper."---Robert Boyer, Journal of Economics

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Mirra Komarovsky Book Award, Eastern Sociological Society""By crossing disciplines and borders, Mandić successfully carries out an act of political alchemy, demonstrating how the grubby ‘gangsters’ of today’s separatist movements may well be the glorious governors of tomorrow. His work will be of interest to a variety of scholars and undoubtedly paves the way for all manner of future analyses across the social sciences."---Alessandro Ford, LSE Review of Books"Gangsters and Other States[sic]men takes a rigorous academic approach to a subject too often mired in stereotype."---Kieran Pender, Times Literary Supplement

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Frank and Meyer provide a unique and thorough assessment of the university as an institution and how it has persisted through the centuries, largely in the same form and despite numerous external challenges. . . . This book makes a useful contribution to the institutional analysis of universities and will certainly find a prominent place on reading lists for students and scholars of organizational sociology, higher education, and globalization."---Rebecca Natow, Teachers College Record

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Frank and Meyer provide a unique and thorough assessment of the university as an institution and how it has persisted through the centuries, largely in the same form and despite numerous external challenges. . . . This book makes a useful contribution to the institutional analysis of universities and will certainly find a prominent place on reading lists for students and scholars of organizational sociology, higher education, and globalization."---Rebecca Natow, Teachers College Record

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the James Henry Breasted Prize, American Historical Association""Illuminating."---Peter Gordon, Asian Review of Books"A remarkably in-depth analysis of an important topic that has previously received little attention. . . . To the field of Asian Studies, this book is a highly valuable and insightful new contribution."---Graham Squires, World History Encyclopedia"A refreshingly new interpretation of the route through the lens of diplomacy centered in Dunhuang." * Choice *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Larissa Buchholz has written a magnificent account of the Global art market over the last half century. The book combines extensive, and highly nuanced, discussion of a wide range of relevant cultural theories, with an enormous amount of wonderfully researched data and studies of the Global art market and the relevant personnel including artists, curators, gallerists, art critics, art purchasers, and museum personnel. As a result, the book is an empirical and theoretical treasure."---David Halle, Social Forces"An amazingly rich study, with a high level of density, complexity, and nuance, a reference book for now and future generations."---Kitty Zijlmans, 21: Inquiries into Art, History, and the Visual

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Book SynopsisShows how the illegal economy -- drugs and people-trafficking -- is essential to global markets.Trade ReviewI have no hesitation in saying it promises to be an excellent and much needed book and recommend[...] that you accept it. I would certainly use it as recommended reading on my undergraduate course on human rights and globalization -- Professor O'Connell Davidson, Nottingham UniversityTable of Contents1. How did we get here? 2. Underbelly of the global 3. Winning the Cold War – The power of organised crime in the global economy 4. Drugs, territory and transnational networks 5. Nuclear holocaust or drive-by shooting? Arms in the new world economy 6. Circulating bodies in the global marketplace 7. Conclusion: Violent endings and new beginnings Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA Marxist analysis revealing the class domination inherent within the computerisation of our society.Trade Review'Tracks the eddies and flows of the perfect storm that is contemporary capitalism. This panoramic work reveals the relentless force of material destruction and brutal violence concealed by the sleek surfaces of digital culture' -- Benjamin Noys, Professor of Critical Theory, University of Chichester, and author of Malign Velocities'Teases out the tensions between new communisation and autonomist Marxist theories to portray the struggles of workers along the entire global capitalist commodity chain' -- Dorothy Kidd, Professor and Chair, Department of Media Studies, University of San Francisco'A follow up to the classic Cyber-Marx with a synoptic view of the relationship between the poles of the contemporary global proletariat ... written with Dyer-Witherford's well-known eloquence and passion' -- George Caffentzis, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Southern Maine'This accessible, well-written book makes for fascinating reading ... High recommended' -- Choice'Accessible ... engrossing ... very much worth a read' -- Marx & Philosophy Review of BooksTable of ContentsSeries Preface Acknowledgements 1. Proletariat 2. Vortex 3. Cybernetic 4. Silicon 5. Circulation 6. Mobile 7. Globe 8. Cascade 9. Aftermath 10. Front Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisBy tracing the footprint of a unremarkable object across the globe, this book provides new ways of thinking about globalisation.Trade Review'A journey through globalisation's backroads ... Innovative, insightful, and by turns disturbing and inspiring' -- Professor Craig Calhoun, Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science'If you are invited to Davos, shiny shoes, high heels or ski boots may be in order. For understanding much of the rest of the world, Caroline Knowles shows, you think better with flip-flops' -- Ulf Hannerz, Emeritus Professor of Social Anthropology, Stockholm UniversityTable of ContentsSeries Preface Acknowledgements Prologue 1. Navigating the Territories of the Trail 2. Oil – Maps beneath the Sand 3. Choreographies of Petrochemistry 4. Plastic City 5. Plastic Village 6. Making Flip-Flops 7. Logistics, Borderlands and Uncertain Landings 8. Markets 9. Urban Navigation in Flip-Flops 10. Rubbish 11. Globalisation Revisited Notes Maps Index

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Book SynopsisBy tracing the footprint of a unremarkable object across the globe, this book provides new ways of thinking about globalisation.Trade Review'A journey through globalisation's backroads ... Innovative, insightful, and by turns disturbing and inspiring' -- Professor Craig Calhoun, Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science'If you are invited to Davos, shiny shoes, high heels or ski boots may be in order. For understanding much of the rest of the world, Caroline Knowles shows, you think better with flip-flops' -- Ulf Hannerz, Emeritus Professor of Social Anthropology, Stockholm UniversityTable of ContentsSeries Preface Acknowledgements Prologue 1. Navigating the Territories of the Trail 2. Oil – Maps beneath the Sand 3. Choreographies of Petrochemistry 4. Plastic City 5. Plastic Village 6. Making Flip-Flops 7. Logistics, Borderlands and Uncertain Landings 8. Markets 9. Urban Navigation in Flip-Flops 10. Rubbish 11. Globalisation Revisited Notes Maps Index

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Book SynopsisAn anthropological study of a community 'marinated' in fossil fuels, fraught by ambivalence and conflict.Trade Review'It takes a seasoned anthropologist like Thomas Hylland Eriksen, with his wealth of research and experience to elevate this ethnographic depiction of a town in Queensland to a study of the many social, economic and ecological tensions and contradictions that animate many places around the world' -- Professor Ghassan Hage, Department of Anthropology, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of MelbourneTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Abbreviations Preface Prologue: The High Point of Extractive Industrialism Part I: Citrus, Altius, Fortius 1. A City No Longer in Waiting 2. Australian Identity and Its Double Binds 3. Change in Their Bones 4. The Boomtown Syndrome and the Treadmill Paradox Part II: Clashing Scales 5. Green Voices 6. Dredging the Harbour 7. Slow-Burning Overheating at the East End Mine 8. The Demise of Targinnie 9. Clashing Scales: Globalisation, as we Know It Epilogue: A Boomtown in Decline Appendix 1: Anna Hitchcock's submission regarding the further expansion of the State Development Area in Gladstone in 2014 Appendix 2: Letter to Coordinator-General from Cheryl Watson Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAn anthropological study of a community 'marinated' in fossil fuels, fraught by ambivalence and conflict.Trade Review'It takes a seasoned anthropologist like Thomas Hylland Eriksen, with his wealth of research and experience to elevate this ethnographic depiction of a town in Queensland to a study of the many social, economic and ecological tensions and contradictions that animate many places around the world' -- Professor Ghassan Hage, Department of Anthropology, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of MelbourneTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Abbreviations Preface Prologue: The High Point of Extractive Industrialism Part I: Citrus, Altius, Fortius 1. A City No Longer in Waiting 2. Australian Identity and Its Double Binds 3. Change in Their Bones 4. The Boomtown Syndrome and the Treadmill Paradox Part II: Clashing Scales 5. Green Voices 6. Dredging the Harbour 7. Slow-Burning Overheating at the East End Mine 8. The Demise of Targinnie 9. Clashing Scales: Globalisation, as we Know It Epilogue: A Boomtown in Decline Appendix 1: Anna Hitchcock's submission regarding the further expansion of the State Development Area in Gladstone in 2014 Appendix 2: Letter to Coordinator-General from Cheryl Watson Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA study of women creating fake fashion in China - and how it affects the economy, labour, creativity and culture.Trade Review'Sara Liao shows how shanzhai is much more than faking: she rethinks what it means to be creative in today's globalised China. The book presents a sensitive and detailed account of the gendered and precarious aspirations of fashion designers, offering a timely view on a multiplicity of China Dreams' -- Jeroen de Kloet, author of 'China with a Cut: Globalisation, Urban Youth and Popular Music'Table of ContentsList of Figures Series preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: Fashion Work, Precarious Labor, and Women Designers in Shanzhai Culture 2. Shanzhai Fashion and Precarious Creativity in China 3. The Digital Labor and Production Culture of Shanzhai Fashion 4. The Shanzhai of Shanzhai: The Politics of Copying and Creativity 5. Shanzhai Dreams and the Chinese Dream 6. Shanzhai Culture, National Ideologies, and Transnational Capitalism: A Double-edged Sword Appendix: Demographics of Informants Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn this provocative and timely new book, Alain Touraine explores the question of how we might live together in a truly globalized world society. Rejecting the seductive metaphor of a global melting pot, Touraine mounts a powerful attack on the idea that we now live together as equals, sharing the same social and cultural values. If anything, he argues, our differences are being heightened, as communities increasingly define their identities against the encroaching forces of globalization. Touraine argues that the twin processes of globalization and particularization are pushing us further and further apart. On the one hand, traditional values and forms of cultural expression are being eroded by homogenized mass culture. On the other, communities are becoming more introverted as they fight to defend themselves from outside influences. Even the cities where our global networks originate and are controlled are made up of communities which are foreign to one another, as they defeTrade Review'Touraine re-poses the issue of social solidarity which was so central to social thought at the end of the nineteenth century, setting it against the background of late twentieth-century globalization, the transformation of human societies and subjects and the displacement of many of the structures which previously gave them some stability. The book should be an important reference point for social and political theory in the new century.' William Outhwaite, School of European Studies, University of SussexTable of ContentsTranslator's Note. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part I: The Production of the Self: . 1. Demodernization. 2. The Subject. 3. Social Movements. 4. Early, Mid- and Late Modernities. Part II: Living Together:. 5. Multi-Cultural Society. 6. The Nation. 7. Democracy in Decline?. 8. A School for the Subject. Conclusion: Ethics and Politics. References. Index.

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Book Synopsis* A thorough and comprehensive collection of current thought on progressive politics * Includes an introduction that lays out the different debates clearly and concisely * Incorporates pieces by many leading international commentators on third way politics.Trade Review"This symposium comes nearer to anything I have yet read to stating a coherent and convincing case for a progressive politics that is neither market liberal nor socialist. There is not a dud or tired contribution on board." Bernard Crick, Emeritus Professor of Politics, Birkbeck College, London University "Henry Tam has put together a stimulating collection of articles that seek to create a form of progressive politics skeptical of both free market utopias and all-powerful states" Derek Wall, DemocratizationTable of ContentsPreface. Notes on Contributors. Introduction (Henry Tam). Progressive Politics in the Global Age (Henry Tam). Part I: Progressive Ideas. 1. Cultural Resources for a Progressive Alternative (Robert N. Bellah and William M. Sullivan). 2. New Liberalism Revisited (Stuart White and Marc Stears). 3. Federalism & the Personalist Tradition (Ferdinand Kinsky). 4. Solidarity in Theory and Practice (Wlodzimierz Wesolowski and Aneta Gawkowska). 5. A Quest for Community (Philip Selznick). Part II: Families, Citizens & The State. 6. Citizenship Begins at Home: Support for Working Families in the New Social Contract (Linda C. McClain). 7. Toward a Progressive Family Policy: The Family Unity Act (David M. Anderson). 8. Family and the Politics of Community Life (Jose Perez Adan). 9. Dignity, Citizenship & Welfare (Joseph Romance). Part III: Power & Democracy. 10. Public Service and Active Citizenship (Kevin Mattson). 11. Modernizing Government (John Stewart). 12. Corporate Power in the New Gilded Age (Charles Derber). 13. The Need for More Democracy (Benjamin R Barber). Part IV: Globalization and New Challenges. 14. The Threat of Globalization to Democracy and the Environment (Mark S Cladis). 15. Rhetoric and Reality of a New Politics for the Global Age (David Donnison). 16. Beyond Growth: New Progressive Economic Thinking (David Dyssegaard Kallick). 17. Globalization, Exclusion and the Prospects For Progressive Economic Policies (Bill Jordan). 18. Navigating Through Uncharted Waters: Global Communities and Our Common Futures (Wim van de Donk, Ernst M. H. Hirsch Ballin and Richard Steenvoorde). Index.

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Book SynopsisThe great demonstrations at Seattle and Genoa have shown that we are in a new era of protest. The neo--liberal economic policies pursued by the Group of Seven leading industrial countries and the international institutions they control are provoking widespread resistance.Trade Review'This is a tremendous polemic and analysis: robust, articulate, engaging, accessible, informative, uncompromising and provocative.' Professor Anthony McGrew, Department of Politics, University of Southampton "...this book contains some undeniably valuable arguments and explanations of Marxist concepts" Kit Robinson, Weekly Worker, July 2003 "a politically engaged book" John Gray, The Independent "insightful and surprisingly non-ideological" Ethical Corporation MagazineTable of ContentsIntroduction. An unscheduled event. The revival of social critique. Naming the movement. Another unscheduled event. Chapter 1 Capitalism Against the Planet. So What’s the Problem?. Financial Follies. The Perpetual Motion Machine. Accumulation and Catastrophe. The Sword of Leviathan. Chapter 2 Varieties and Strategies. Varieties of Anti-Capitalism. Reform or Revolution?. Chapter 3 Imagining Other Worlds. Anti-Capitalist Values. A Note on Diversity. What’s Wrong with the Market?. Why We Need Planning. A Transitional Programme. Afterword. Notes. Index

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Book SynopsisThe great demonstrations at Seattle and Genoa have shown that we are in a new era of protest. The neo-liberal economic policies pursued by the Group of Seven leading industrial countries and the international institutions they control are provoking widespread resistance. Growing numbers of people in all five continents are rejecting the values of the market and the vision of a world made safe for the multinational corporations. But what does the anti-globalization movement stand for? Is it, as its most common name suggests, against globalization itself? Is it opposed merely to the neo-liberal Washington Consensus that became dominant in the 1980s and 1990s, or is its real enemy the capitalist system itself? The World Social Forum at Porto Alegre has popularized the slogan Another World is Possible'. But what is that world? Alex Callinicos seeks to answer these questions in An Anti-Capitalist Manifesto. He analyses the development of the movement, distinguishes bTrade Review'This is a tremendous polemic and analysis: robust, articulate, engaging, accessible, informative, uncompromising and provocative.' Professor Anthony McGrew, Department of Politics, University of Southampton "...this book contains some undeniably valuable arguments and explanations of Marxist concepts" Kit Robinson, Weekly Worker, July 2003 "a politically engaged book" John Gray, The Independent "insightful and surprisingly non-ideological" Ethical Corporation MagazineTable of ContentsIntroduction. An unscheduled event. The revival of social critique. Naming the movement. Another unscheduled event. Chapter 1 Capitalism Against the Planet. So What’s the Problem?. Financial Follies. The Perpetual Motion Machine. Accumulation and Catastrophe. The Sword of Leviathan. Chapter 2 Varieties and Strategies. Varieties of Anti-Capitalism. Reform or Revolution?. Chapter 3 Imagining Other Worlds. Anti-Capitalist Values. A Note on Diversity. What’s Wrong with the Market?. Why We Need Planning. A Transitional Programme. Afterword. Notes. Index

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Book SynopsisThe globalization of finance is widely recognised as one of the most significant features of the contemporary world. In this timely new book, Tony Porter guides students through current debates about global finance and discusses the extent to which the development of a global marketplace affects our daily lives.Trade Review“Tony Porter has long been a leading scholar in examining and explaining the tangled webs of organization and politics that characterize global finance in the twenty-first century. These webs cut across and link the categories of public and private, domestic and international, market and hierarchy, and formal and informal institutions and processes. In a world that is both shrinking and yet developing more and more complex forms of multilevel governance, Globalization and Finance does double duty. It is both a textbook that introduces this potential minefield in clear and accessible terms, and a path-breaking exercise in paradigm-building.”Philip G. Cerny, Rutgers University “Tony Porter’s Globalization and Finance covers everything you ever wanted to know on the subject: theory, data, history, policy, impacts and ethics. All is meticulously researched, thoughtfully analyzed, and lucidly written. Porter makes global finance both interesting and accessible. An empowering read!”Jan Aart Scholte, University of Warwick “Tony Porter not only tackles the most salient issues and approaches relating to the globalization of finance, but does so in a highly accessible manner. Students will find this book an invaluable introduction to the topic.” Susanne Soederberg, Queen’s University at Kingston, Ontario "Tony Porter's book presents an interesting viewpoint on globalisation and global finance....The narrative is a rich mixture of history, institutional economics, international finance and social science including political science." Asian VoiceTable of ContentsPreface List of Acronyms Part I: The Institutionalization of Global Finance Chapter 1 Introduction: Why Study Global Finance? Chapter 2 Debates and Controversies in the Conceptualization of Global Finance Chapter 3 The Emerging Regime for Regulating Global Finance Part II: Sectoral Developments Chapter 4 International Banking Chapter 5 The Governance of Global Securities and Derivatives Markets Chapter 6 Foreign Direct Investment Part III: New Actors and New Frontiers in Global Finance Chapter 7 Business Institutions and Private-Sector Norms Chapter 8 Developing and Transition Countries Chapter 9 Non-Governmental Organizations and Global Civil Society Part IV: Democracy and Politics in the Governance of Global Finance Chapter 10 Gender and the Globalization of Finance Chapter 11 Risk Politics and Financial Crises Chapter 12 Democracy and Legitimacy in the Governance of Global Finance Notes References Index

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