Hoogvelt, Ankie M. M.,

Globalization and the postcolonial world : the new political economy of development / Ankie Hoogvelt. - Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997. - xvi, 291 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

PART I: HISTORICAL STRUCTURES.- Introduction to Part I.- The History of Capitalist Expansion.- Neo-colonialism, Modernisation and Dependency.- Crisis and Restructuring: The New International Division of Labour.- PART II: GLOBALIZATION.- Introduction to Part II.- From Expansion to Involution.- Flexibility and Informationalism.- Globalization.- Global Governance: Regulation and Imperialism.- PART III: THE POSTCOLONIAL WORLD.- Introduction to Part III.- Africa: Exclusion and the Containment of Anarchy.- Islamic Revolt.- The Developmental States of East Asia.- Democracy, Civil Society and Postdevelopment in Latin America.- Conclusion.

The author of this text explores the ways in which globalization is affecting the countries of the developing world. A special emphasis is placed on emerging global forms of production, exchange and governance, as it is argued that the "social logic" of globalization drives its "economics".

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International economic relations.
Capitalism--Developing countries.
Competition, International.
Relaciones económicas internacionales
Capitalismo --Países en desarrollo
Competencia internacional


Developing countries--Foreign economic relations.
Países en desarrollo --Relaciones económicas exteriores
Developing countries--Dependency on foreign countries.

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