Global economic system

By:

Wallace, Iain

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London; Unwin Hyman; 1990Description: 303 pISBN:

9780044454816

Subject(s):

Economic history

DDC classification:

330.9 WAL

Summary: This introductory text makes a threefold contribu tion to the undergraduate literature: it treats the world economy as a whole; it provides both the historical con text of the modern world and of the philosophies that shape study of it; and it identifies the importance of the biophysical environment and the cultural/political set tings for economic activity. Distinctive in its even-handed treatment of liberal and socialist theoretical perspectives, noting problems facing both capitalist and state-socialist economies, it also stresses the importance of cultural contexts. The book will be a key text for undergraduate students of economic geography, and will also serve the needs of courses in international affairs, global political economy and development studies.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Gandhi Smriti Library	330.9 WAL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		50711

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This introductory text makes a threefold contribu tion to the undergraduate literature: it treats the world economy as a whole; it provides both the historical con text of the modern world and of the philosophies that shape study of it; and it identifies the importance of the biophysical environment and the cultural/political set tings for economic activity.

Distinctive in its even-handed treatment of liberal and socialist theoretical perspectives, noting problems facing both capitalist and state-socialist economies, it also stresses the importance of cultural contexts.

The book will be a key text for undergraduate students of economic geography, and will also serve the needs of courses in international affairs, global political economy and development studies.

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