Return of Cosmopolitan Capital, The : Globalization, the State and War.
Title:
Return of Cosmopolitan Capital, The : Globalization, the State and War.
Author:
Harris, Nigel.
ISBN:
9780857716361
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (305 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acronyms -- 1 Introduction -- PART I ORIGINS -- 2 The Origins of Capitalism -- 3 The Modern State -- 4 The Apogee of the Modern State -- PART II TRANSITIONS -- 5 The Great Transition -- 6 The Newcomers -- PART III RESISTANCE TO ENDING THE NATIONAL CAPITAL PROJECT: THREE EPISODES -- 7 'Structural Adjustment' in the 1980s -- 8 The Collapse of the Soviet Union -- 9 Economic Crisis in Asia -- PART IV THE NEW WORLD ORDER -- 10 Governance -- 11 The Unfinished Agenda -- Notes on the Text -- References and Sources -- Index.
Abstract:
The history of the 20th century was dominated by the State - nationalism, national economies, national wars. Professor Nigel Harris argues that such a global structure is unthinkable in the 21st century. Why? As the world opens up, and barriers between countries crumble, so the powers of nations, nationalisms and the State have begun to dissolve. He argues that the notion of national capital is becoming redundant as cities and their citizens, increasingly unaffected by borders and national boundaries, take centre stage in the economic world. Harris deconstructs this phenomenon and argues for the immense benefits it could and should have, not just for western wealth, but for economies worldwide, for international communication and for global democracy._x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ "This is a very good book: innovative, original, well-written and always provocative"_x000D_ Professor Lord Desai, London School of Economics.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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