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The shape of the world to come : charting the geopolitics of a new century /
Contrary to an optimistic vision of a world ""flattened"" by the virtues of globalization, the sustainability and positive outcomes of economic and political homogenization are far from guaranteed. For better and for worse, globalization has become the most powerful force shaping...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Francés |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
©2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Contrary to an optimistic vision of a world ""flattened"" by the virtues of globalization, the sustainability and positive outcomes of economic and political homogenization are far from guaranteed. For better and for worse, globalization has become the most powerful force shaping the world's geopolitical landscape, whether it has meant integration or fragmentation, peace or war. The future partly depends on how new economic giants such as China, India, and others make use of their power. It also depends on how well Western democracies can preserve their tenuous hold on leadership, cohesio. |
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| Notas: | Offered as part of Columbia international affairs online. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 129 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-122) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780231517904 0231517904 |