"Approaches and Analysis : a Reader Anthony G. McGrew, Michael John Wilson
... For example, in April 1978 the Government announced that it was no longer
certain that it had universal support for the introduction of metric units. The
Minister of State for Prices and Consumer Protection wrote to more than 100
organisations representing the retail trade, wholesalers, industry and the
consumer, asking if they supported the full introduc ..."
"Christopher Brook 11.1 AsiaPacific integrationinawider setting That the
AsiaPacific region has become a key arena for economic and diplomatic activity
is not in doubt; what is less clearandmoredebated isthe evolving character and
geography ..."
"(re)action. is. This chapter has presented two views of Asia-Pacific
transnationalism. The first view holds that a tripartite policy network composed of
academics, corporate executives and unofficial government officials has been
driving a regional co-operation movement begun in the 1960s. This perspective,
in which the nongovernmental organizations involved and their
intergovernmental offspring continue to concern themselves prima ..."
"This text offers a perspicuous, empirically-informed theoretical overview of the prospects for citizenship in the light of its current political context. The authorial team comprises leading names from across the field, offering a cutting edge analysis of the problems and pressures of citizenship in the twenty-first century. The authors focus in particular on the apparent decline of traditional forms of civic engagement, the emergence o ..."
"This completely revised and fully updated second edition brings together the most original contributions from both sides of the globalization debate and from a range of disciplines. Many new chapters have been added, which incorporate the most recent developments in the debate and set these in the context of a global order that is in a constant state of flux. Visit www.polity.co.uk/global to download sample chapters and contents."
"This is the fourth volume in the highly acclaimed Global Transformations series. It follows in the footsteps of Global Transformations, The Global Transformations Reader and Governing Globalization. All these volumes have been widely adopted in courses on globalization and global governance across the world, and Globalization Theory will find a place alongside these texts. This book focuses on elucidating leading theoretical appro ..."
"The world is changing dramatically and a vigorous public debate is under way about the nature and historical significance of these changes. At the centre of this debate lie conflicting claims about the extent, form and consequences of contemporary globalization. On the one hand there are the globalists, who argue that the world is being fundamentally and irreversibly transformed by globalization. On the other hand there are the sceptics ..."
"The world appears to be changing dramatically and a very public debate is taking place about the form, extent and significance of these changes. At the centre of this debate lie conflicting claims about the forces and processes of contemporary globalization. On the one hand, there are the 'globalists', who argue that the world is being fundamentally and irreversibly transformed by globalization. The fate of national communities is, the ..."
"The world appears to be changing dramatically and a very public debate is taking place about the form, extent and significance of these changes. At the centre of this debate lie conflicting claims about the forces and processes of contemporary globalization. On the one hand, there are the 'globalists', who argue that the world is being fundamentally and irreversibly transformed by globalization. The fate of national communities is, the ..."
Empire (United States in the Twentieth Century) by AnthonyMcgrew, Tuy Mcgre, Tony Mcgrew Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 1994 by Edward Arnold ISBN-13: 978-0-340-59689-0, ISBN: 0-340-59689-9
"This is part of a second-level Open University course presented for the first time in 1994. The course examines the experience of American society this century, using the insights and analytic tools of politics, geography, sociology, history, economics and literature to develop both a complex portrait and an understanding of the most powerful nation in the world. This collection of essays by authorities from both sides of the Atlantic e ..."
"Is globalization being eclipsed by a resurgent geopolitics? Does the war on terror denote the end of globalization or a new phase of militarized globalization? Empire or globalization - are these the right terms to describe the current global order? The second edition of this highly successful book tests the claims of those who dismiss the continuing significance of globalization through a comprehensive assessment of contemporary globa ..."
The Transformation of Democracy(1st Edition) Globalization and Territorial Democracy by Anthony G. Mcgrew Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 1997 by Polity ISBN-13: 978-0-7456-1817-3, ISBN: 0-7456-1817-0
"The Transformation of Democracy? examines whether globalization is transforming the conditions under which liberal democratic politics operate and, given this, what the prospects are for a more democratic world order. The book is divided into two parts: Part I: 'Global Transformations', asks whether globalization is transforming the conditions of liberal democratic governance. Part II: 'Democratizing World Order', critically evaluates ..."
"Held, D. and Keane, J. 1984: Socialism and the limits of state action. In J. Curran (ed.), The Future of the Left, pp. 170-81. Cambridge: Polity Press ... 139-64. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. Held, D. and Pollitt, C. (eds) 1986: New Forms of Democracy ."
"Gerry Stoker, Andrew Mason, Anthony McGrew, Chris Armstrong, David Owen,
Graham Smith, Momoh Banya, Derek ... Second, at least in liberal-democratic
states, these transformations can be related not only to economic concerns but
also to concerns of immigrant integration that find ... at the most abstract level, a
distinction between accounts based on justice and on 'good-of-citizenship' as
developed ..."