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Overview
Jon Kofas offers a comprehensive study of "global integration" after the Second World War. Globalization is perceived to be essentially the process of world economic integration in which the United States has played the key role but in which interests of most Third World countries have been sacrificed. This study's original contribution lies in the author's contention that there have been two "models" of globalization: the US led "patron-client model" and the EU initiated "interdependent integral model". It will be of particular interest to those studying and researching in the fields of international political economy, foreign policy, development politics and political theory.Synopsis
Analyzing the process and ramifications of global integration since the end of the Second World War, Kofas (Indiana U.) finds that the US has played the leading role, but the interests of most Third World countries have been sacrificed. He distinguishes two models of global integration, the US-led patron-client model, and the interdependent integral model initiated by the European Union. As case studies of the latter, he looks at Spain, Greece, and Portugal after their admission to the European Union. Then he examines the patron-client model as it has been played out in Indonesia, Nigeria, and Peru. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Details
Published
May 1, 2005
Publisher
Ashgate Publishing, Limited
Pages
240
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780754645085