ABSTRACT

This book seeks to examine the basis of economic globalization, yesterday, today, and tomorrow, and to link the outcome of globalization into the context of the new economic geography. It shows how the phenomenon is exhibited in the light of current events, providing a good way to keep understand today’s world economy.

part |57 pages

PART I How globalization happened

chapter |6 pages

1 Introduction

chapter |24 pages

2 Globalization

A view across time and space

chapter |25 pages

3 The Process Of Global Integration

part |25 pages

PART II Theoretical constructs

chapter |5 pages

5 The New Economic Geography

A global perspective

chapter |12 pages

6 A Globalized World?

part |76 pages

PART III The critical questions

chapter |13 pages

7 Globalization And World Commodity Markets

A demand/resource availability paradox?

chapter |15 pages

9 Globalization Of World Financial Markets

Crisis or coordination?

chapter |6 pages

10 Migration And Remittances

chapter |12 pages

12 The Atmosphere

A global commons

chapter |11 pages

13 Who Gains? Who Loses?

part |33 pages

PART IV Institutions and policies

part |7 pages

PART V A look ahead

chapter |5 pages

16 The Future Of Globalization