ISBN:
178499667X
,
9781784996673
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (viii, 256 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Blutstein, Harry Ascent of globalisation
DDC:
303.4/82
Keywords:
Globalization
;
Commerce Social aspects
;
Globalization Economic aspects
;
Globalization Social aspects
;
POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Globalization
;
Commerce ; Social aspects
;
Globalization
;
Globalization ; Economic aspects
;
Globalization ; Social aspects
;
Globalisierung
Abstract:
"The ascent of globalisation tells the sweeping historical drama of the development of globalisation, from the Second World War to the present day. The story is told through the richly detailed accounts of eighteen remarkable men and women, describing how these architects reshaped the modern world, for better or worse. Profiling their lives, ideas and struggles reveals fresh insights into the nature of globalisation. The book also examines their legacies, shedding new light on many of the problems the world faces today: the global financial crisis, the political and economic malaise afflicting Europe, the numerous failures of the United Nations, the unchecked power of corporations and the inability of governments to cooperate on critical issues such as climate change."--
Abstract:
Part I.The liberal foundations of globalisation --1.A better tomorrow --2.Last best hope for peace --3.Dawn over Bretton Woods --4.The European experiment --Part II.Sovereignty of global markets --5.The war of ideas --6.The new globalists --7.The anatomy of an insurgency --8.Accelerated development --9.Free trade follies --10.Global Fifth Amendment --Part III.The human face of globalisation --11.When the saints come marching in --12.Assault on the summit --13.Civilising globalisation --14.Health of nations.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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