Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.Globalisation impacts almost all aspects of life. It is often said that change is accelerating, and that the nation state is increasingly anachronistic. This book challenges that consensus, arguing that globalisation is neither an historic nor technological inevitability; rather, globalisation and technological change are as old as capitalism itself. Jonathan Michie makes the case for a new, more realistic approach to economics. He argues that the reduced power of national governments is a result of the free-market reforms of globalisation created in the 1980s era of Thatcher and Reagan, which led to the 2008 global financial crisis and recession. The free-market 'capitalism unleashed' form of globalisation is neither inevitable nor desirable - it is possible to develop a new global green deal for economic progress, being socially and environmentally sustainable. Michie demonstrates that capital has become unproductive with increased speculation and tax evasion, and that taxing wealth is necessary to create a new era of globally sustainable development. Key features include: in-depth coverage of globalisation written in a concise and accessible styledisputes the consensus that globalisation is an historic or technological inevitabilityfocus on current issues such as unproductive capital, a result of increased speculation, tax evasion and avoidanceadvocates policy proposals for global regulation, taxation and corporate diversityargues the need for a new global green deal for social and environmental sustainability and makes a clear case for an improved and more realistic approach to economics.The Advanced Introduction to Globalisation will be a challenging yet engaging read for policy makers, academics and advanced students of economics, management and business, politics and environmental studies. This book sets out an alternative worldview which will interest anyone concerned with our future global prospects.
Jonathan Michie, Professor of Innovation and Knowledge Exchange, President of Kellogg College and Director of the Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford, UK; Visiting Professor, European University Institute, Florence, Italy; Honorary Professor, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa; Senior Fellow, Rutgers, US
Contents: 1. Introduction: what’s it all about? 2. Globalisation in historical context 3. The theory of globalisation 4. Technology, innovation, and globalisation 5. Multinationals, corporate diversity and globalisation 6: The practice of globalisation 7. The global architecture 8. Global challenges: conflict, terrorism, and environmental change 9. Tax evasion and unproductive capital 10. Policy implications for governments 11. Conclusion Index
'This book is a tour-de-force on the dynamics of globalisation. It provides an overview of the main trends and shows how seemingly geographically remote issues are connected. Far from commonplace, it manages to provide original and provocative interpretations of how globalization has changed our lives.'
Smith Michie, Jonathan Michie, John Grieve Smith, University of London) Michie, Jonathan (Professor of Management and Business Studies at Birkbeck College, University of London, Professor of Management and Business Studies at Birkbeck College, Cambridge) Smith, John Grieve (Fellow and Senior Bursar, Fellow and Senior Bursar, Robinson College, James G. Smith
Smith Michie, Jonathan Michie, John Grieve Smith, University of London) Michie, Jonathan (Professor of Management and Business Studies at Birkbeck College, University of London, Professor of Management and Business Studies at Birkbeck College, Cambridge) Smith, John Grieve (Fellow and Senior Bursar, Fellow and Senior Bursar, Robinson College, James G. Smith
Michie Deakin, Simon Deakin, Jonathan Michie, University of Cambridge) Deakin, Simon, FBA (Lecturer, Faculty of Law, and Assistant Director, ESRC Centre of Business Research, Lecturer, Faculty of Law, and Assistant Director, ESRC Centre of Business Research, University of London) Michie, Jonathan (Professor of Management and Business Studies at Birkbeck College, University of London, Professor of Management and Business Studies at Birkbeck College
Peter J. Buckley, Jonathan Michie, University of Leeds) Buckley, Peter J. (Professor of International Business, Professor of International Business, University of London) Michie, Jonathan (Professor of Management and Business Studies at Birkbeck College, University of London, Professor of Management and Business Studies at Birkbeck College
Peter J. Buckley, Jonathan Michie, University of Leeds) Buckley, Peter J. (Professor of International Business, Professor of International Business, University of London) Michie, Jonathan (Professor of Management and Business Studies at Birkbeck College, University of London, Professor of Management and Business Studies at Birkbeck College
Jonathan Michie, Joseph R. Blasi, Carlo Borzaga, University of Oxford) Michie, Jonathan (Director, Director, Department for Continuing Education and President, Kellogg College, Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations) Blasi, Joseph R. (J. Robert Beyster Distinguished Professor, J. Robert Beyster Distinguished Professor, Carlo (Professor of Economic Policy at the University of Trento (Italy) and President of the European Research Institute on Cooperatives and Social Enterprise (Euricse).) Borzaga, JONATHAN MICHIE, JOSEPH R. BLASI
Jonathan Michie, Jonathan Michie, Joseph R. Blasi, Carlo Borzaga, University of Oxford) Michie, Jonathan (Director, Director, Department for Continuing Education and President, Kellogg College, Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations) Blasi, Joseph R. (J. Robert Beyster Distinguished Professor, J. Robert Beyster Distinguished Professor, Carlo (Professor of Economic Policy at the University of Trento (Italy) and President of the European Research Institute on Cooperatives and Social Enterprise (Euricse).) Borzaga, Joseph R Blasi
Smith Michie, Jonathan Michie, John Grieve Smith, University of London) Michie, Jonathan (Professor of Management and Business Studies at Birkbeck College, University of London, Professor of Management and Business Studies at Birkbeck College, Cambridge) Smith, John Grieve (Fellow and Senior Bursar, Fellow and Senior Bursar, Robinson College, James G. Smith
Smith Michie, Jonathan Michie, John Grieve Smith, University of London) Michie, Jonathan (Professor of Management and Business Studies at Birkbeck College, University of London, Professor of Management and Business Studies at Birkbeck College, Cambridge) Smith, John Grieve (Fellow and Senior Bursar, Fellow and Senior Bursar, Robinson College, James G. Smith