States Against Markets: The Limits of Globalization

by Boyer; Robert

• ISBN13: 9780415137256
• ISBN10: 041513725X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-05-03
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Countries are looking for ways to compete and increase their share of exports; this has led to the lowering of national borders and greater co-dependence. To many, this climate of globalization signals the end of the nation-state as an effective manager of national economic policy. InStates Against Marketsthe contributors challenge this perceived threat to the nation-state. They examine the fundamental issues of competitiveness and market power. Some topics covered include a discussion of whether or not globalization is really a novel development, an assessment of the success of globalization as a means of convergence and uniformity across nations, an update on the Hayek vs. Keynes debate, an analysis of how all parties involved can maximize the benefits of globalization and an appraisal of the nation-state.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	viii
List of tables	ix
List of contributors	xi
Introduction	1	(30)
Robert Boyer
Daniel Drache
Part I Globalization: unleashing the market
From Keynes To K-Mart: Competitiveness In a Corporate Age	31	(31)
Daniel Drache
Globalization And Internationalization: The Dynamics Of The Emerging World Order	62	(22)
Riccardo Petrella
State And Market: a New Engagement For The Twenty-First Century?	84	(33)
Robert Boyer
Part II The limits of Japanese power
Shifting Technological Paradigms: From The Us To Japan	117	(19)
Charles McMillan
The Japanese Production System: The Process Of Adaptation To National Settings	136	(19)
Tetsuo Abo
Regional Blocs: Can Japan Be The Leader?	155	(18)
Paul Bowles
Brian MacLean
Part III Finance and trade: The erosion of national sovereignty
Globalization Myths And Realities: One Century Of External Trade And Foreign Investment	173	(20)
Paul Bairoch
Post-Globalization: Is The Financial Liberalization Trend Likely To Be Reversed?	193	(18)
Eric Helleiner
International Capital Mobility And The Scope For National Economic Management	211	(16)
Gerald Epstein
Part IV Globalization and labour
New Work And Employment Relations: Lean Production In Japanese Auto Transplants In Canada	227	(23)
Daniel Drache
Globalization, Labour Markets And Public Policy	250	(20)
Gordon Betcherman
Corporate Strategies: The Costs And Benefits Of Going Global	270	(29)
Fred Lazar
Part V Are Keynes and Beveridge really dead? The strategic dilemma for policy-makers
Public Power Beyond The Nation-State: The Case Of The European Community	299	(17)
Wolfgang Streeck
The Welfare of Nations	316	(18)
Ramesh Mishra
Escape From Fordism: The Emergence of Alternative Forms Of State Administration And Output	334	(23)
Isabella Bakker
Riel Miller
Debts, Deficits And Full Employment	357	(26)
Harold Chorney
Part VI New politics in an uncertain world
New State Forms, New Political Spaces	383	(16)
Janine Brodie
Democracy And The Future Of Nations: Challenges For Disadvantaged Women And Minorities	399	(16)
Marjorie Griffin Cohen
Is a Strong National Economy A Utopian Goal At The End Of The Twentieth Century?	415	(26)
Manfred Bienefeld
Index	441