01891 a2200289 4500 115216 115216 BJBSDDR 20230411090721.0 ta 070521b2007 enk||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9780745621647 spa BJBSDDR eng HF 1359 H669g 2007 337 Hirst, Paul, 1946-2003 Globalization in question : the international economy and the possibilities of governance / Paul Hirst; Grahame Thompson Cambridge : Polity Press, 2007 318 p.: ill.; 24 cm List 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. Is 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. 5695 Empresas comerciales internacionales 266 Relaciones económicas internacionales 650 Inversiones extranjeras 15955 Thompson, Grahame 1945- lcc BK dpf 0 0 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2021-05-07 0 HF 1359 H669g 2007 00000149994 2021-05-07 00:00:00 1 2021-05-07 BK