Global Political Economy and the Wealth of Nations

Performance, Institutions, Problems and Policies

By Phillip O'Hara

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About the Book

This comprehensive collection documents the major processes, performance, institutions, problems and policies associated with global political economy. For the first time in a single volume, the authors present a detailed analysis of the changing distribution and production of wealth throughout the world, different measures of performance, the global technological revolution, long waves in the world economy and a special study of Asia and Eastern Europe in the world system.

Table of Contents

Introduction Part A: Global Performance and the Wealth of Nations 1. A Global Economy, Polycentric World or System of Nation States? 2. Wealth and Welfare of Nations, Continents and Corporations 3. Uneven Development, Convergence and North-South Interaction 4. Recent Perfomance of the Developing East Asian Economies 5. Transformation to a Market Economy in Eastern Europe, the Former Soviet Union and Asia Part B: Global Institutions and Organizations 6. Transnational Corporations: Dynamic Structures, Strategies and Processes 7. Transnational Financial Institutions, Global Financial Flows and the International Monetary Fund 8. World Trade Organization, Free Trade Areas and the Distribution of Wealth 9. The Global Gender Division of Labour 10. Conspicuous Consumption, Fashion and Style in the Global Marketplace Part C: Critical Global and Regional Problems 11. Financial Crises, Crashes and Speculative Bubbles: The Regulation Imperative in a Critique of Recent Episodes 12. Environmental Problems of the World: Global Warming and Biodiversity 13. World Poverty, Hunger and Disease 14. Ethnic and Religious Tension in the World: A Political-Economic Perspective 15. The War on Terrorism, Political-Economic Contradictions and Policy Issues Part D: Governance Issues For The Future 16. Viability of Government Policies in a Globalized Economy 17. Viable Policies, Programs and Institutions for the Future 18. Development Policies for the Twenty-First Century

About the Author(s)

Phillip Anthony O'Hara is Director of the Global Political Economy Research Unit and Associate Professor at Curtin University, Australia. He has written and edited several other books including the Encyclopedia of Political Economy, also published by Routledge.