Globalisering

När vi människor får frågor om globala trender svarar vi nästan alltid fel. Studenter, Nobelpristagare och ledande politiker - alla blir besegrade i ­omvärldskunskap av aporna på zoo. Hur kan det komma sig...

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Mot slutet av 1900-talet tycktes en nyliberal marknadsekonomi ha erövrat världen. Globalister beskriver i en ögonöppnande historia denna nyliberalism som ett svar på de utmaningar som den klassiska liberalismen ställdes inför av den framväxande de...

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Envisioning a post-European thinking: not through a neutralization of differences nor a return to tradition, but through an individuation of thinking between East and West. With the unstoppable advance of global capitalism, the Heimatlosigkeit (ho...

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Random House presents the audiobook edition of House of Trump, House of Putin by Craig Unger, read by Jason Culp.House of Trump, House of Putin offers the first comprehensive investigation into the decades-long relationship among Donald Trump, Vla...

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This major collection of essays, a sequel to Modernity at Large and Fear of Small Numbers, is the product of ten years' research and writing, constituting an important contribution to globalization studies. Appadurai takes a broad analytical look ...

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For courses in international economics, international finance, andinternational trade. A balanced, global approach to economic theory and policyapplications International Economics: Theory and Policy providesengaging, balanced coverage of the key ...

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* THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * 'Another masterpiece from one of my favorite authors . . . If you want a brief but thorough education in numeric thinking about many of the fundamental forces that shape human life, this is the book to read. ...

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Om inget görs, kanske mänskligheten snart har utplånat sig själv. Vare sig det gäller den globala upphettningen, krig och konflikter eller de ständigt växande klyftorna mellan fattig och rik krävs en radikal förändring – så att vi hamnar på ...

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A New York Times Bestseller! 2019 was the last great year for the world economy. For generations, everything has been getting faster, better, and cheaper. Finally, we reached the point that almost anything you could ever want could be sent to your...

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Global climate change poses an unprecedented challenge for governments across the world. Small wonder that many experts question whether democracies have the ability to cope with the causes and long-term consequences of a changing climate. Some ev...

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Long established as the leading textbook on migration and used by students and scholars alike all over the world, this fully revised and updated sixth edition continues to offer an authoritative and cutting-edge account of migration flows, why the...

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**Over 1 million copies sold worldwide**MAJOR NEW EDITIONFrom Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, Globalization and its Discontents is the bestselling expos of the all-powerful organizations that control our lives.Joseph Stiglitz's landmark book lifte...

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Vi lever i en turbulent värld där mycket känns osäkert. Kommer globaliseringen att fortsätta eller går vi mot mer protektionism? Kommer EU att hålla och i vilken form? Frågor av detta slag gör att frågan om den svenska modellen, vad den är och om ...

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During the past decade, the world reached the point of becoming more urban than not, as the majority of people on the planet now live not in small towns or villages but in provincial, national, and global cities. Scholars have long been fascinated...

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The era of hyperglobalization once hailed as the 'end of history' was characterised by boundless capitalist expansion. The neoliberal revolution gave rise to a politics of scale aimed at the centralization and unification of states and s...

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Den moderna människan sätter sin tilltro till tekniken. Men är själva föreställningen om "teknik" en kulturell illusion? I Myten om maskinen utmanar Alf Hornborg, professor i humanekologi vid Lunds universitet, idén att mänskligheten är ...

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Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring We live today in an interconnected world in which ordinary people can became instant online celebrities to millions of fans thousands of miles away, in which religious leaders can influence bil...

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Why the West Can't Win: From Bretton Woods to a Multipolar World addresses how events in the three decades following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 have led to a shake-up in the world's balance of power, signaling the end of a millennium...

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'Superb' Sunday Times 'Revolutionary' Alice Roberts 'Hugely important' Jim Al-Khalili _______________ A radical retelling of the history of science that foregrounds the scientists erased from history In this major ret...

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Joseph Nye coined the term "soft power" in the late 1980s. It is now used frequently,and often incorrectly,by political leaders, editorial writers, and academics around the world. So what is soft power? Soft power lies in the ability to ...

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'My favourite author has done it again. Numbers Don't Lie is by far his most accessible book to date, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is curious about the world. I unabashedly recommend this book to anyone who loves learning&apos...

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We live today in an interconnected world with unprecedented levels of planetary integration and disruption. This phenomenon is known as globalization. The sixth edition of this Very Short Introduction provides definitions of the key terms and conc...

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This engrossing deep dive exposes how the shadowy global system of offshore finance fuels economic crises and austerity while also undermining democracy and the rule of law. Sociologist Brooke Harrington trained as an offshore wealth manager then ...

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The international best-selling author explores the revolutionspast and presentthat define the chaotic, polarized and unstable age in which we live Populist rage, ideological fracture, economic and technological shocks, geopolitical dangers and an ...

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We can't stop shopping but we must stop shopping - the consumer dilemma that defines our lives and our future. What would happen if we did? We are using up the planet at almost double the rate it can regenerate. To support our economies, we&a...

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"In this remarkably assured and sweeping history of the present, Bevins introduces us to the activists, hackers, punks, martyrs, and the millions of ordinary people whose small acts of bravery spurred the mass protests of the last decade. Bev...

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FROM THE WINNERS OF THE 2019 NOBEL PRIZE IN ECONOMICS 'Wonderfully refreshing . . . A must read' Thomas Piketty In this revolutionary book, prize-winning economists Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo show how economics, when done right...

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What does it mean when consumers "shop with a conscience" and choose products labeled as fair or sustainable? Does this translate into meaningful changes in global production processes? To what extent are voluntary standards implemented ...

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The third edition of this popular core textbook provides wide-ranging coverage of the structure, internal working, policies and performance of international organizations such as the UN, EU, IMF and World Bank. Such organizations have never been s...

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'A work of exhilarating scope and relevance ... What a rare and powerful experience to feel a book in your very body' Naomi Klein 'Health is not something we can attain as individuals, for ourselves, hermetically sealed off from the...

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