| Description |
x, 269 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-256). |
| Contents |
1. 20:80 Society. World rulers en route to a different civilization -- 2. Everything is everywhere. Globalization and global disintegration -- 3. Dictatorship with limited liability. Playing pool on the world money market -- 4. Law of the wolves. The jobs crisis and the new transnationals -- 5. Comforting lies. The myth of locational factors and the fairness of globalization -- 6. Sauve qui peut: but who still can? The disappearing middle classes and the rise of radical seducers -- 7. Perpetrators or victims? The poor global players and the welcoming back of compulsion -- 8. Who does the state belong to? The decline of politics and the future of national sovereignty -- 9. End to disorientation. How to get out of the dead end. |
| Summary |
The Global Trap explores the consequences of globalisation, if it is not halted, for both democratic institutions and jobs. This international bestseller claims that a global economy out of control will lead to social upheaval and, in the end, war. |
| Subject |
Competition, International.
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International economic relations.
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Capitalism.
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Capitalism. (OCoLC)fst00846425
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Competition, International. (OCoLC)fst00871509
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International economic relations. (OCoLC)fst00976891
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INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS.
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POLITICAL ASPECTS.
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| Added Author |
Schumann, Harald, 1957-
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| Added Title |
Globaliserungsfalle. English
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Martin, Hans-Peter, 1957- Globaliserungsfalle. English. Global trap. London ; New York : Zed Books ; New York : Distributed in the USA exclusively by St. Martin's Press, 1997 (OCoLC)648616280 |
| ISBN |
1856495299 |
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9781856495295 |
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1856495302 (pbk.) |
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9781856495301 (pbk.) |
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1864030410 (pbk., Pluto Press) |
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9781864030419 (pbk., Pluto Press) |
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0796918406 (pbk., HSRC/RGN) |
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9780796918406 (pbk., HSRC/RGN) |
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1551641143 |
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9781551641140 |
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1551641151 |
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9781551641157 |
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