for the United States but also with reference to the wider world. We establish the outlines of international integration a … century ago and analyze the institutional and informational impediments that prevented the late nineteenth century world from … achieving the same degree of integration as today. We conclude that the world today is different: commercial and financial …

Why are there so many crises in the world? Is it true that the global system is today riskier and more dangerous than …

globalization from the Greek and Roman Empires onwards, the contemporary challenges posed by globalization is analysed in relation … to both multinational companies and Wall Street banks. The influence of the World Trade Organization is investigated …, with a particular focus on how it has created a Washington consensus throughout the world. This book aims to provide a non …

1. Historical context: First Globalization, British Empire, effects on the colonies, Industrial revolution in Britain …, Deindustrialization in Bengal, slave trade -- 2. New Globalization starts with the abolition of the Soviet Union in 1991. WTO in 1995 … globalization from the Greek and Roman Empires onwards, the contemporary challenges posed by globalization is analysed in relation …