{"product_id":"north-and-south-in-the-world-political-economy-hardback-9781405162777","title":"North and South in the World Political Economy (Hardback) 9781405162777","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNorth and South in the World Political Economy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRafael Reuveny (Edited by), R Thompson (Author), William R. Thompson (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405162777, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 11 July 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e416 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 2.8 cm, 0.898 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorth and South in the World Political Economy\u003c\/i\u003e is a superb guide for the study of the critical North-South relations in this century. The authoritative, well thought out, effectively researched, and successfully integrated chapters present a full account of the broad set of problems that face today’s decision makers in both regions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJacek Kugler, Claremont Graduate University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA broad yet distinctive analysis of the growing political, economic, and social gap existing between the world's northern and southern hemispheres.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeaturing papers selected by the ISA President from the 2006 annual meeting, this upper-level volume examines the genesis of the North-South divide, the ongoing policy problems between developed and lesser developed states, and how these issues influence current and future world politics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn upper-level text ideal for academic libraries, think tanks, and libraries of policy institutions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOrganized into three distinct focus clusters:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eProblems afflicting the global South\u003c\/b\u003e -- trade, development, financial crises, structural adjustment, democratization, human rights, disease;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpecific conflicts between North and South\u003c\/b\u003e -- energy, terrorism, weak states, nuclear weapon proliferation;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSolutions to reduce the North-South gap\u003c\/b\u003e -- foreign aid programs, global media, democratization, political power in the United Nations, the emerging powers phenomenon, transnational social movements, and Northern foreign policy adjustments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTackles the tough questions likely to dominate international relations discourse for decades to come\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Figures and Tables. \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Observations on the North–South Divide: Rafael Reuveny (Indiana University) and William R. Thompson (Indiana University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Problems of Trade:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Globalization, Poverty, and the North–South Divide: Arie M. Kacowicz (Hebrew University of Jerusalem).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Reproducing the North–South Divide: The Role of Trade Deficits and Capital Flows: Bruce E. Moon (Lehigh University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. New Configuration or Reconfiguration? Conflict in North–South Energy Trade Relations: Paul A. Williams (Bilkent University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Problems of Development:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Virtuous or Vicious Cycle? Human Rights, Trade, and Development: Robert G. Blanton (University of Memphis) and Shannon Lindsey Blanton (University of Memphis).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Structural Adjustment, Development, and Democracy: Mark R. Brawley (McGill University, Montreal, Canada) and Nicole Baerg (McGill University, Montreal, Canada).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. War as Development – in the North but not the South: Espen Moe (Norwegian University of Science and Technology).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Nature, Disease, and Globalization: An Evolutionary Perspective: Dennis Pirages (University of Maryland).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Points of Conflict:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Challenging Hegemony: Political Islam and the North–South Divide: Mohammed Ayoob (Michigan State University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Fear and Loathing in the International System: Ayşe Zarakol (Washington and Lee University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Globalizing Media and North–South Initiatives: Francis A. Beer (University of Colorado) and G. R. Boynton (University of Iowa).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. The UN Security Council and the North–South Divide: Plus ça change?: Jane Boulden (Royal Military College of Canada).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. “Failed” States and Global Security: Empirical Questions and Policy Dilemmas: Stewart Patrick(Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Nuclear Proliferation and the Geocultural Divide: The March of Folly: J. David Singer (University of Michigan).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Alternative Paths to Ameliorating the North–South Divide:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Lessons from\/for BRICSAM about South–North Relations: Economic Size Trumps All Else?: Andrew F. Cooper (University of Waterloo, Ontario), Agata Antkiewicz (Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), Ontario), and Timothy M. Shaw (Royal Roads University, Victoria, Canada).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Dueling Imperialism or Principled Policies? A Comparative Analysis of EU and US Approaches to Trade and Development: Vicki Birchfield (Georgia Institute of Technology).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Assessing Strategies for Reducing Global Poverty: Barry Hughes (University of Denver) and Mohammod T. Irfan (University of Denver, Colorado).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. North–South Contradictions and Bridges at the World Social Forum: Christopher Chase-Dunn (University of California, Riverside), Ellen Reese (University of California, Riverside), Mark Herkenrath (University of Zurich), Rebecca Giem (University of California, Riverside), Erika Gutierrez (University of California, Riverside), Linda Kim (University of California, Riverside), and Christine Petit (University of California, Riverside).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. The Higher Realism: A US Foreign Policy for Transcending the North–South Divide: Seyom Brown (Brandeis University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437783150872,"sku":"9781405162777","price":84.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405162777.jpg?v=1784940001","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/north-and-south-in-the-world-political-economy-hardback-9781405162777","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}