Title: Re: globalization text
Initially I put this on the wrong thread.
Here is a
new book that seems exceptional.
Glasbeek,
Harry. Wealth by Stealth: Corporate Crime, Corporate Law, and the
Perversion of Democracy. (Toronto: Between the Lines, 2002). ISBN:
1-896357-41-5
I might
Can anyone out there help me find a suitable book for an undergraduate
course that covers, among other things, globalization? The ideal book
would have description of the main institutions, economic and political
history since at least 1980, discussion of global economics and economic
outcomes
The David Held et al. Global Transformations is decent enough. Written by
pol scientists and an economist. There are chapters on trade, MNCs, and
finance, among other non-econ topics. I skip the finance, my students
find the book dense.
Cheers, Anthony
I might be misremembering, but I think Robert Schaeffer's book, _Understanding
Globalization_ is actually pretty good. I think bright upper-division
undergraduates could get it pretty quickly, and it is good on geopolitics,
ecology, and economic questions. Thompson and Hirst's _Globalization in
Peter - I'm very interested in hearing others suggestions, but
I'll tell you what I'm using in a course co-taught with polisci.
The text is Spero and Hart, The Politics of International
Economic Relations. Its not good on finance stuff -- I mean it
has all the terms, but doesn't explain things
Title: RE: [PEN-L:31687] globalization text
how about Robin Hahnel's skinny book?
Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine
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kinny book?
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