Human security and mutual vulnerability : the global political economy of development and underdevelopment /

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Jorge Nef responds to one of the most pressing intellectual challenges of the post-Cold War era: the search for an analytical framework that will help us understand this turbulent and chaotic period in human history. His lucid and visionary analysis rests on the concept of mutual vulnerability: that...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nef, Jorge (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ottawa, Ont., Canada : International Development Research Centre, [1999]
Edición:2nd edition.
Colección:desLibris. Books collection.
Temas:
Security, International.
International relations.
International economic relations.
Relations internationales.
international relations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Globalization.
International economic relations
International relations
Security, International
Internationale economische betrekkingen.
Economische ontwikkeling.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Paradigms of Crisis and the Crisis of Paradigms
  • The changing foundations of the world system
  • Security in a new era
  • Chapter 1: A Framework for Analysis
  • The concept of world system
  • The elements of the system
  • The present world system as a complex conglomerate
  • The concept of human security
  • Chapter 2: Environmental Insecurity
  • Reciprocating dysfunctions
  • The global environmental regime
  • Chapter 3: Economic Insecurity
  • The symptoms of the economic crisis
  • The global economic regimeChapter 4: Social Insecurity
  • The sources of social insecurity
  • The global society
  • Chapter 5: Political Insecurity
  • The global political crisis and its manifestations
  • The global regime
  • Chapter 6: Cultural Insecurity
  • Not a clash, but a crisis of civilization
  • The closure of the cultural commons
  • Conclusion: The Global Predicament
  • Appendix 1: Acronyms and Abbreviations
  • References
  • The Author

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