TY  - GEN
AU  - Hirst,Paul
AU  -  Thompson,Grahame
TI  - Globalization in question : : the international economy and the possibilities of governance 
SN  - 9780745621647
AV  - HF 1359  H669g 2007
U1  - 337 
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Cambridge : 
PB  - Polity Press, 
KW  - Empresas comerciales internacionales
KW  - Relaciones económicas internacionales
KW  - Inversiones extranjeras
N1  - 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
N2  - 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.
ER  -