The New Political Economy of Development Globalization, Imperialism, Hegemony [Hardcover]

This major new text analyses changes and continuities in the current international order and their implications for understanding international development in the 21st century. The author assesses the extent and impact of globalization, the emergence of a more aggressive stance by the U.S. and the debates to which they have given rise.
This major new text analyses changes and continuities in the current international order and their implications for understanding international development in the 21st century. The author assesses the extent and impact of globalization and the emergence of a more aggressive stance by the U.S and the subsequent debates.
Introduction.- Capitalist Expansion and Imperialism.- Pre-War Capitalism and Development.- The End of the Post-War Boom and Capitalist Restructuring.- Globalization and Contemporary Imperialism: Theoretical Debates.- Cosmopolitan Globalization and Global Governance.- Globalization, Poverty and the Contemporary World Economy.- Globalization, Neo-Liberal and the State.- Globalization, Regionalization and Hegemony.- Resisting Globalization: Islam, Post-Development and Global Justice.- Conclusion.RAY KIELY is Professor of International Politics, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, UK.A major new text on the political economy of development designed to replace Ankie Hoogvelt's highly successful Globalization and the Postcolonial World which there will not be a rd edition
Very readable and lucid critique of both mainstream thinking on globalization and development and of key arguments of many of its radical critics