San Antonio College Library

"Authors Pomeranz and Topik offer unique and entertaining historical perspectives on the world economy, showing that much of twentieth-century "globalization" goes back centuries." "Easily accessible to the general reader, these articles by two well-respected historians nonetheless touch on complex historical and contemporary issues. They are grouped in thematic chapters, each with an introduction drawing out some of the deeper implications for understanding...

"This book provides a comprehensive survey of the nature of the relationship between the western countries and the Third World, and the debate over its effects, during the twentieth century. It matches development theory with wide-ranging evidence on the consequences of global integration." "The book offers a stimulating introduction for all students of the economic and political relationship between the West and the Third World in the modern era."--Jacket....

"Globalization - the development of a world without economic frontiers - has become an increasingly popular subject for economists, social scientists and political commentators. The conventional wisdom is that this new international economy is the natural outcome of market forces and cannot be resisted except at great cost to economic and social welfare." "The Global Economy 1944-2000 challenges this argument on three grounds. First, the national...

A look at the shift of assets from central governments to private enterprise in Europe, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East analyzes how such changes as deregulation and privatization will affect economic power in the world.

"Gary Teeple examines the transformation of the economic and political conditions that allowed for the rise of the welfare state and the politics of social democracy. He critically analyzes the neo-liberal policies that are being introduced by governments everywhere, arguing that they are the policy counterpart to the globalization of the economy. If globalization represents the "triumph of capitalism" and the decline of the welfare state, then it...

This book examines the formation of globalized resistance to neoliberal capitalism in 1999 and explores why there has been little progress in creating a coherent alternative.

"In this book. Harold James provides a sobering historical perspective, exploring the circumstances in which the globally integrated world of an earlier era broke down under the pressure of unexpected events." "James examines one of the great historical nightmares of the twentieth century: the collapse of globalism in the Great Depression. Analyzing this collapse in terms of three main components of global economics - capital flows, trade, and international...

A look at how the world's leading financial institutions - the IMF, World Bank and WTO - have been hijacked by the economic ideology of neoliberalism and the interest behind it, particularly from the 1980s onwards and in relation to their global financial, developmental and trade management roles.

Contains articles that analyze thirty significant issues facing the world in the twenty-first century, covering the fields of economics, the environment, human development, law, politics, and security, and includes maps, statistics, case studies, biographical sketches, and other references and resources.

This program from Tony Brown's Journal takes a historical look at how Jim Crow and racism adverselly impacted the economic growth of the Black community. Featuring U.S. Attorney Clint Bolick, Vice President and Director of Litigation at the Institute For Justice and author of Unfinished Business: A Civil Rights Strategy, the program presents a series of revealing film clips that chronicle the history of Jim Crowism. Bolick examines current efforts...