01793    a2200253   4500003000800000005001700008007000300025008004100028020001800069040001700087041000900104050002500113082000800138100002900146245012800175260003900303300002900342505067300371520035101044650004201395650004401437650002801481700003001509BJBSDDR20230411090721.0ta070521b2007    enk||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780745621647  bspacBJBSDDR  aeng 14aHF 1359 bH669g 200700a3371 aHirst, Paul, d1946-200310aGlobalization in question : bthe international economy and the possibilities of governance /cPaul Hirst; Grahame Thompson  aCambridge : bPolity Press, c2007  a318 p.: bill.; c24 cm   aList of Figures. List of Tables. Preface to the Second Edition. Acknowledgements. Acronyms and Abbreviations. 1. Introduction: Globalization - A Necessary Myth? 2. Globalization and the History of the International Economy. 3. Multinational Companies and the Internationalization of Business Activity: The Consequences of 'Globalization' for National Systems. 4. North-South Trade and International Competitiveness. 5. The Developing Economies and Globalization. 6. Can the Welfare State Survive Globalization? 7. Economic Governance Issues in General. 8. The European Union as a Trade Bloc. 9. Globalization, Governance and the Nation-State. Notes. References. Index.  aIs there in fact such a thing as a genuinely global economy? This book investigates this notion, providing a different account of the international economy and stressing the possibilities for its continued and extended governance. It is intended for students and academics in a number of disciplines including politics, sociology, and economics.  4aEmpresas comerciales internacionales  4aRelaciones económicas internacionales 4aInversiones extranjeras1 a Thompson, Grahamed1945-