Theory of Global Capitalism - Production, Class, and State in a Transnational World

Informationen zum Autor William I. Robinson is a professor of sociology, global studies, and Latin American and Iberian studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of several books on globalization, including A Theory of Global Capitalism , also published by Johns Hopkins. Klappentext William I. Robinson offers a theory of globalization that follows the rise of a new capitalist class and a transnational state. Growing beyond national boundaries, this new class comprises a global system in which Japanese capitalists are just as comfortable investing in Latin America as North Americans are in Southeast Asia. Zusammenfassung Sure to stir controversy and debate! A Theory of Global Capitalism will be of interest to sociologists and economists alike.

About the author

William I. Robinson is a professor of sociology, global studies, and Latin American and Iberian studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of several books on globalization, including A Theory of Global Capitalism, also published by Johns Hopkins.

Product details

• Authors: William I Robinson, William I. Robinson, William I. (Professor of Sociology Robinson
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.05.2004
• EAN: 9780801879272
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-7927-2
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 222 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Themes in Global Social Change
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, International Economics, Economic systems and structures, Economic systems & structures, Sociology & anthropology, Sociology and anthropology, globalization; social theory; political economy