The creation and destruction of value : the globalization cycle / Harold James.

Author
James, Harold, 1956- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009.
Description
x, 325 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm

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      Summary note
      James examines the vulnerability and fragility of processes of glo balization, both historically and in the present. This book applies lessons from past breakdowns of globalization--above all in the Grea t Depression--to show how financial crises provoke backlashes agains t global integration.
      Bibliographic references
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
      Contents
      • The end of globalization : a millennial perspective
      • Which historical analogy applies, 1929 or 1931?
      • The crash of 2008 : the weekends that made history
      • The extent and limit of the financial revolution
      • The importance of power politics
      • Uncertainty of values.
      ISBN
      • 9780674035843 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
      • 0674035844 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
      LCCN
      2009015221
      OCLC
      316038303
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