Globalism and the New Regionalism: Volume 1 / Edition 1

by Osvaldo Sunkel, B. Hettne, Andrïs Inotai

Overview

This is the first of five volumes reporting on the UNU-WIDER study on New Regionalism. It deals with the conceptions and meanings of two processes which probably will have a crucial influence on the shape of the 'new world order' - globalization and regionalization. These studies relate to each other as challenge to response, globalization being the challenge of economic and cultural homogenization of the world and regionalization being a social and political reaction. The leading writers in the field contribute thought-provoking and fascinating articles to this volume.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780312215637
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/29/1999
Series:	The New Regionalism
Edition description:	1999
Pages:	270
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

ANDRAS INOTAI Staff member of the World Bank, Washington, DC (1989-1991) BJÖRN HETTNE Professor, Department of Peace and Development, University of Göteborg OSVALDO SUNKEL Professor of Economics, Universidad de Chile SAMIR AMIN Director, African Office of TWF RICHARD FALK Professor of International Law, Princeton University HELGE HVEEM Professor of International Politics, University of Oslo JYRKI KÄKÖNEN Research Director, Tampere Peace Research Institute KAISA LÄHTEENMAKI Researcher, University of Turku PERCY MISTRY Chairman of Oxford International Group JAMES H. MITTELMAN Professor of International Relations, School of International Service, American University, Washington, DC MICHAEL MORTIMORE Founding member of the Joint Unit between the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC) BERTIL ODÉN Senior Researcher, Nordic Africa Institute in Uppsala, Sweden

Table of Contents

Foreword by Giovanni Andrea Cornia Prologue to the Five Volumes Notes on the Contributors Introduction by the Editors Globalization and the New Regionalism: The Second Great Transformation; B.Hettne Rethinking the New Regionalism in the Context of Globalization; J.H.Mittelman Regionalization in Response to Polarising Globalization; S.Amin Political Regionalism: Master or Servant of Economic Internationalisation?; H.Hveem The New Regionalism: Impediment or Spur to Future Multilateralism?; P.S.Mistry Globalism and Regionalism: The Costs of Dichotomy; R.Pettman Regionalization and Its Impact on the Theory of International Relation; K.L eenm & J.K nen Regionalism and World Order After the Cold War; R.Falk New Regionalism in Southern Africa: Part of or Alternative to the Globalization of the World Economy?; B.Od Transnational Integration and National Disintegration Revisited; O.Sunkel & M.Mortimore Index

Editorial Reviews

This is the first of five volumes reporting on the UNU/WIDER project on new regionalism, dealing with conceptions and meanings of globalization and regionalization and their influence on the shape of the new world order. Discussion touches on regionalism in response to polarizing globalization, regionalism in Southern Africa, political regionalism's relationship to economic internationalization, and regionalism and its impact on the theory of international relations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)

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