Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Notes on contributors -- Editors' introduction -- PART I Globalization: the relevance of historical materialist approaches -- 1 Global capital, national states -- 2 How many capitalisms? Historical materialism in the...

<P>The volume examines the multiple modes of engagement between business and global governance and the theoretical approaches to analyse them. It presents, compares, and contrasts theoretical perspectives and their associated research agendas along with empirical illustrations. </P>

The chapters in this book explore the nature of the relationships between state and non-state actors in an evolving global economic order, where both strive to continue the same system of economic production under new conditions

Providing rare, authoritative analyses by those who deal with the issues first hand, Civil Society and Global Finance is rich in insight and policy ideas for decision-makers, students and concerned citizens