Globalization, Wealth, and Power in the Twenty-First Century

✍ Scribed by William R. Nester (auth.)

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Year: 2010
Tongue: English
Leaves: 280
Category: Library

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✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-vii
Introduction....Pages 1-5
Theories and Realities of Global Wealth and Power....Pages 7-28
Who Are You?: Identity and Globalization....Pages 29-47
National Interests, Foreign Policy, and Global Politics....Pages 49-75
Wealth, Power, and the Global Community....Pages 77-91
Strategies for Success in the Global Economy....Pages 93-112
Global Battles among the Economic Superpowers....Pages 113-143
The Global Development of Underdevelopment....Pages 145-179
Rich versus Poor in the Global Economy....Pages 181-209
The Global Environmental Crises....Pages 211-242
Consequences....Pages 243-249
Back Matter....Pages 251-280

✦ Subjects

Political Economy; International Relations; Globalization

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