The rise of the global economy /
The rise of the global economy /
editor, Michael Veseth ; introduction by Louis Uchitelle.
- xiv, 586 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 29 cm.
- The New York times 20th century in review .
- New York times 20th century in review .
Includes index.
Preface / Introduction / Globalization in Context. What Is Globalization? The Many Faces of Globalization. Globalization 1900. The Collapse of the Global Economy -- The Post-War Political Foundations. The Bretton Woods System. Critical Moment: The Uruguay Round. Economic Nationalism. Critical Moment: The NAFTA Debate. The Rise of Regionalism. Critical Moment: The Maastricht Treaty -- Business Goes Global. The Evolution of the Multinational Corporation. A Global Division of Labor. Global Finance. A World Wide Web. Critical Moment: The OPEC Oil Embargo -- The Human Faces of Globalization. One World, One Market, One Culture? Thinking Global, Acting Local. Critical Moment: The Nike Sweatshop Debate -- The Financial Crises. The Collapse of the Bretton Woods System. The European Monetary Crisis. The Peso Crisis. The Asian Financial Crisis -- Resistance to Globalization. Backlash. North-South Tensions. Critical Moment: The Battle in Seattle. Michael Veseth -- Louis Uchitelle -- Pt. I. Pt. II. Pt. III. Pt. IV. Pt. V. Pt. VI.
1579583695 9781579583699
Economic history--20th century
Globalization.
330.904
Includes index.
Preface / Introduction / Globalization in Context. What Is Globalization? The Many Faces of Globalization. Globalization 1900. The Collapse of the Global Economy -- The Post-War Political Foundations. The Bretton Woods System. Critical Moment: The Uruguay Round. Economic Nationalism. Critical Moment: The NAFTA Debate. The Rise of Regionalism. Critical Moment: The Maastricht Treaty -- Business Goes Global. The Evolution of the Multinational Corporation. A Global Division of Labor. Global Finance. A World Wide Web. Critical Moment: The OPEC Oil Embargo -- The Human Faces of Globalization. One World, One Market, One Culture? Thinking Global, Acting Local. Critical Moment: The Nike Sweatshop Debate -- The Financial Crises. The Collapse of the Bretton Woods System. The European Monetary Crisis. The Peso Crisis. The Asian Financial Crisis -- Resistance to Globalization. Backlash. North-South Tensions. Critical Moment: The Battle in Seattle. Michael Veseth -- Louis Uchitelle -- Pt. I. Pt. II. Pt. III. Pt. IV. Pt. V. Pt. VI.
1579583695 9781579583699
Economic history--20th century
Globalization.
330.904