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Economic Governance in the Age of Globalization
William K. Tabb
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Hardback. Tabb argues that global economic institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund constitute a nascent international state for which all previous models of sovereignty, accountability and equity are inadequate. Integrating economics and political science, he traces the emergence of this global state from the closing days of World War II and examines its future prospects. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162. Weight in Grams: 953.
Rapid growth, reduced poverty, and stable societies: the announced benefits of the world economy celebrated by neoliberal proponents of "the Washington consensus" have failed to materialize. What does this failure mean for future world order and the U.S. role as global hegemon? Addressing this crucial question, William Tabb argues that global economic institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund constitute a nascent international state for which all previous models of sovereignty, accountability and equity are inadequate. Integrating economics and political science, Tabb traces the emergence of this global state from the closing days of World War ... Read more
Rapid growth, reduced poverty, and stable societies: the announced benefits of the world economy celebrated by neoliberal proponents of "the Washington consensus" have failed to materialize. What does this failure mean for future world order and the U.S. role as global hegemon? Addressing this crucial question, William Tabb argues that global economic institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund constitute a nascent international state for which all previous models of sovereignty, accountability and equity are inadequate. Integrating economics and political science, Tabb traces the emergence of this global state from the closing days of World War ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231131544
SKU
V9780231131544
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About William K. Tabb
William K. Tabb is professor of economics at Queens College and (sometimes) professor of political science at the Graduate School of the City University of New York. His previous books include The Amoral Elephant, Reconstructing Political Economy, and The Postwar Japanese System.
Reviews for Economic Governance in the Age of Globalization
The best critical analysis of the constructing of current economic governance institutions and agendas. Throughout this analysis Tabb shows us how partial a map of this process has been produced by the main scholarly traditions on the subject. This juxtaposition illuminates the contingent character of the current system and the work that can be done to develop alternative objectives.
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