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The Architecture of Collapse. The Global System in the 21st Century.
Mauro F. Guillen
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Description for The Architecture of Collapse. The Global System in the 21st Century.
Using a variety of economic, financial, and political indicators, this book demonstrates that the global system has become an 'architecture of collapse'. The global financial crisis of 2008, the bilateral relationship between the U.S. and China, and the European sovereign debt crisis illustrate the causes and the consequences of global instability Series: Clarendon Lectures in Management Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; KCS; KCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 340 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560.
Why are there so many crises in the world? Is it true that the global system is today riskier and more dangerous than in past decades? Do we have any tools at our disposal to bring these problems under control, to reduce the global system's proneness to instability? These are the tantalizing questions addressed in this book. Using a variety of demographic, economic, financial, social, and political indicators, the book demonstrates that the global system has indeed become an 'architecture of collapse' subject to a variety of shocks. An analysis of the global financial crisis of 2008, the bilateral ... Read more
Why are there so many crises in the world? Is it true that the global system is today riskier and more dangerous than in past decades? Do we have any tools at our disposal to bring these problems under control, to reduce the global system's proneness to instability? These are the tantalizing questions addressed in this book. Using a variety of demographic, economic, financial, social, and political indicators, the book demonstrates that the global system has indeed become an 'architecture of collapse' subject to a variety of shocks. An analysis of the global financial crisis of 2008, the bilateral ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Clarendon Lectures in Management Studies
Number of Pages
236
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199683604
SKU
V9780199683604
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About Mauro F. Guillen
Mauro F. Guillén is the Zandman Professor of International Management at the Wharton School, and Director of the Lauder Institute, University of Pennsylvania. His research has to do with globalization and its impact on patterns of organization and on the diffusion of innovations. He is the author of a dozen books and over 40 scholarly articles. He is an elected ... Read more
Reviews for The Architecture of Collapse. The Global System in the 21st Century.
Few social scientists have the urbane vision and capacious intellect of Mauro Guillén. His dissection of the shock inducing and absorbing features of our interconnected world system vividly details the risks we presently face, but also paves the way for steps that could cushion the present volatility.
Walter W. Powell, Stanford University
A brilliant critical engagement with different ... Read more
Walter W. Powell, Stanford University
A brilliant critical engagement with different ... Read more