Advanced introduction to globalisation / Jonathan Michie, Professor of Innovation and Knowledge Exchange, Director of the Department for Continuing Education and President of Kellogg College, University of Oxford, UK.

By:

Michie, Jonathan, 1957-

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Elgar Advanced IntroductionsPublisher: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2017]Description: xi, 160 pages ; 22 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781784710699
9781784710712

Other title:

Advanced introduction to globalization

Subject(s):

Globalization

LOC classification:

JZ1318 .M624a 2017

Contents:

Contenidos : Introduction: what's going on and what's it all about? Globalisation in historical context The theory of globalisation Technology, innovation and globalisation Multinationals, corporate diversity and globalisation The practice of globalisation The global architecture Global challenges: conflict and terrorism; inequality; economic crises; and climate change Tax competition, avoidance and evasion and unproductive capital Policy implications for governments and political parties Conclusion

Summary: The book provides a clear and critical overview of globalization, combining history, economic and political theory, and an analysis of its contemporary impacts. Michie emphasizes that globalization is neither inevitable nor entirely recent—it has deep historical roots in the development of capitalism and in political decisions made by governments and corporations.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Automatización y Procesos Técnicos	Automatización y Procesos Técnicos (1er. Piso)	JZ1318 .M624a 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000198187

Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-153) and index.

Contenidos :
Introduction: what's going on and what's it all about?
Globalisation in historical context
The theory of globalisation
Technology, innovation and globalisation
Multinationals, corporate diversity and globalisation
The practice of globalisation
The global architecture
Global challenges: conflict and terrorism; inequality; economic crises; and climate change
Tax competition, avoidance and evasion and unproductive capital
Policy implications for governments and political parties
Conclusion

The book provides a clear and critical overview of globalization, combining history, economic and political theory, and an analysis of its contemporary impacts. Michie emphasizes that globalization is neither inevitable nor entirely recent—it has deep historical roots in the development of capitalism and in political decisions made by governments and corporations.

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