Bibliograph

Globaloney 2.0, the crash of 2008 and the future of globalization, Michael Veseth

Type

Label

Globaloney 2.0, the crash of 2008 and the future of globalization, Michael Veseth

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Globaloney 2.0

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

bibliographypatent document

Oclc number

733949547

Responsibility statement

Michael Veseth

Series statement

Globalization

Sub title

the crash of 2008 and the future of globalization

Summary

Globalization is in retreat, but history tells us that this is but a temporary reversal. Globalization will return, but in what form? More cycles of boom and bust? Or can globalization be rebuilt on a more feasible and sustainable platform? These are thecompelling questions that Michael Veseth tackles in this thoroughly revised and updated edition of his award-winning book. Veseth shows how pre-crash visions of globalization were based on three powerful myths: that global finance was a stable foundationfor a global economy, that global markets homogenized and Americanized the world, and that

Table Of Contents

Globalization? Or globaloney? -- Financial globaloney : safe as houses -- The crash of 2008 and the global market myth -- Golden arches globaloney -- The only game in town -- Grassroots globaloney -- Slow-balization: using globalization to fight globalization -- Globalization and the French exception -- The future of globalization (and globaloney)

Target audience

adult

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