Preface 1. The Global Politics of Justice Barry K. Gills 2. Global Justice: A Democratic Perspect... more Preface 1. The Global Politics of Justice Barry K. Gills 2. Global Justice: A Democratic Perspective Heikki Patomaki 3. Global Justice: From Theory to Practice Simon Caney 4. Global Poverty: Development Ethics Meets Global Justice Asuncion Lera St. Clair 5. Globalization and Post-modern Imperialism Ankie Hoogvelt 6. Globalization and Contestation: A Polanyian Problematic Ronaldo Munck 7. A Political Analysis of the PRSP Initiative: Social Struggles and the Organization of Persistent Relations of Inequality Heloise Weber 8. Governing through Empowerment: Oxfam's Global Reform and Trade Campaigns Suzan Ilcan and Anita Lacey 9. Recasting Neo-liberalism in the Americas: A Critique of the Preliminary Needs Assessment of the Millennium Development Goals in the Dominican Republic M. Martin Bosman and M. Mark Amen 10. The 'Dominican Model': A 'Work in Progress' towards sustainable Human Development John R. Gagain, Jr. 11. Commentary on the Report of the Africa Commission - A Common Cause? What Cause? A Commentary on Our Common Interest: An Argument Lansana Gberie 12. African Solutions to African Problems? A Critique of Our Common Interest: An Argument Tim Kelsall 13. Commentary on the Politics of 'Global Justice' in 2005 - Global Poverty: A Perspective from Islamic Political Economy Sajjad Khan 14. Fair Trade and Global Justice Paul Chandler 15. The Myth of Charity: A 2005 Reality Check Jonathan Glennie 16. From Charity to Solidarity Nick Dearden 17. The G8 Debt Deal: A Commentary Ben Young 18. Was that 'Charity'? Is this 'Partnership'? David W. Golding 19. Continuity and Change: An Eyewitness Account of The World Social Forum-Caracas 2006 Elizabeth Pallister
This Special Editorial on the Climate Emergency makes the case that although we are living in the... more This Special Editorial on the Climate Emergency makes the case that although we are living in the time of Global Climate Emergency we are not yet acting as if we are in an imminent crisis. The authors review key aspects of the institutional response and climate science over the past several decades and the role of the economic system in perpetuating inertia on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Humanity is now the primary influence on the planet, and events in and around COP24 are the latest reminder that we live in a pathological system. A political economy has rendered the UNFCCC process as yet a successful failure. Fundamental change is urgently required. The conclusions contain recommendations and a call to action now.
In this essay we provide introductory comment for the collection of solicited essays on Economics... more In this essay we provide introductory comment for the collection of solicited essays on Economics and Climate Emergency. In the first section we suggest that recent critique of the climate movement has broader systemic significance and this is indicative of issues that bear on the collected essays. In the following section we rehearse some of the standard arguments leading to complacency and delay to action on climate change and ecological breakdown. In the last section we set out the broad themes of the essays.
This study traces the historic course of diplomatic competition between the rival Koreas within t... more This study traces the historic course of diplomatic competition between the rival Koreas within the context of a changing international system. The focus is on the dynamic interaction of domestic and international political economies and their effects on the conduct of diplomacy. The author offers an interpretation of the importance of adaptability in determining success in international relations.
• Is your book an edited collection or a monograph? • Please list fields of research that are rel... more • Is your book an edited collection or a monograph? • Please list fields of research that are relevant to the publication. • Please discuss the intended audience for your book. Is it written primarily for scholars (if so, what disciplines), professionals (if so, which fields), or students (if so, what level)? Please be as specific and realistic as possible and remember that few books appeal to all of the above simultaneously.
THE HEGEMONIC TRANSITION IN EAST ASIA: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE BARRY GILLS INTRODUCTION One of t... more THE HEGEMONIC TRANSITION IN EAST ASIA: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE BARRY GILLS INTRODUCTION One of the major theoretical challenges today is the ... Co-existing classes andstates interlock in competitive/co-operative relationships of accumulation and rivalry. ...
In this chapter I examine the ‘political economy of diplomacy’ through which both North and South... more In this chapter I examine the ‘political economy of diplomacy’ through which both North and South Korea adapted to the post-war international system. I will argue that regime flexibility, and particularly a regime’s ability to adapt to changing conditions in the international political economy, is more important than ideology or social system in explaining the outcomes of diplomacy. Greater regime flexibility is in turn closely associated with the ability to sustain economic development and increase national capabilities. Such economic development is positively associated with the ability to create and sustain a high standing in the international system.
The revolutions in Eastern Europe, the disintegration of the Soviet Union and China's transit... more The revolutions in Eastern Europe, the disintegration of the Soviet Union and China's transition to a market economy, have thrown many Third World countries that proclaimed commitment to a socialist development path into crisis. This collection explores the nature of this crisis. It examines the recent experiences of radical and socialist regimes as they attempt to adjust to the new geopolitical and economic realities of the 1990s - the formerly Afro-Marxist states, the radical Arab regimes, as well as China, Vietman, Cuba and North Korea. It looks at why the Soviet economic model collapsed and at the important structural shifts that global capitalism went through in the 1980s. It asks if there is such a thing as a socialist development strategy and, if so, what it might comprise in a world where the Soviet statist model has been defeated but where poverty, inequality and exploitation grow ever more stark. The contributors include: Samir Amin, Nazih N. Ayubi, Christopher Clapham, Peter Cross, James Elliot, Andre Gunder Frank, Ankie Hoogveit, Adrian Leftwich, Kidane Mengisteab, Mustapha Kamal Pasha, Peter Nolan and Peter Utting.
In this paper we ask, what is mainstream economics education conveying to its students? Standard ... more In this paper we ask, what is mainstream economics education conveying to its students? Standard mainstream economics textbooks treat the environment as a specialist issue in addition to standard concerns and based on solutions that conform to those standard concerns. When viewed as socialisation for students this is a major problem. To illustrate the problems we set out key aspects of the standard format, and draw attention to the structure and contents from two well-known textbooks. Standard textbooks convey the impression that the 'environmental issue' is appropriately incorporated and exhibit two complacency-creating features. First, fundamental problems (acute global ecological breakdown, biodiversity loss, climate change crisis etc), issues and urgency cannot be adequately conveyed to students within this way of framing economics. Second, specific theory and policy solutions suggest that the problem is well in hand. We illustrate using the theory of negative externalities.
There is a strong assumption in the current intellectual and political atmosphere that we are wit... more There is a strong assumption in the current intellectual and political atmosphere that we are witnessing an historical global advance of both capitalism and liberal democracy. If this were true, it could be argued that we are entering into a new golden age of human progress. However, there is evidence to suggest that this already conventional proposition is quite wrong on both counts, and that in fact what we are witnessing is an ‘historical reversal’ of capitalism and a worrying ‘crisis of democracy’. Globalization is producing what I will call the ‘New Hellenism’.
Preface 1. The Global Politics of Justice Barry K. Gills 2. Global Justice: A Democratic Perspect... more Preface 1. The Global Politics of Justice Barry K. Gills 2. Global Justice: A Democratic Perspective Heikki Patomaki 3. Global Justice: From Theory to Practice Simon Caney 4. Global Poverty: Development Ethics Meets Global Justice Asuncion Lera St. Clair 5. Globalization and Post-modern Imperialism Ankie Hoogvelt 6. Globalization and Contestation: A Polanyian Problematic Ronaldo Munck 7. A Political Analysis of the PRSP Initiative: Social Struggles and the Organization of Persistent Relations of Inequality Heloise Weber 8. Governing through Empowerment: Oxfam's Global Reform and Trade Campaigns Suzan Ilcan and Anita Lacey 9. Recasting Neo-liberalism in the Americas: A Critique of the Preliminary Needs Assessment of the Millennium Development Goals in the Dominican Republic M. Martin Bosman and M. Mark Amen 10. The 'Dominican Model': A 'Work in Progress' towards sustainable Human Development John R. Gagain, Jr. 11. Commentary on the Report of the Africa Commission - A Common Cause? What Cause? A Commentary on Our Common Interest: An Argument Lansana Gberie 12. African Solutions to African Problems? A Critique of Our Common Interest: An Argument Tim Kelsall 13. Commentary on the Politics of 'Global Justice' in 2005 - Global Poverty: A Perspective from Islamic Political Economy Sajjad Khan 14. Fair Trade and Global Justice Paul Chandler 15. The Myth of Charity: A 2005 Reality Check Jonathan Glennie 16. From Charity to Solidarity Nick Dearden 17. The G8 Debt Deal: A Commentary Ben Young 18. Was that 'Charity'? Is this 'Partnership'? David W. Golding 19. Continuity and Change: An Eyewitness Account of The World Social Forum-Caracas 2006 Elizabeth Pallister
This Special Editorial on the Climate Emergency makes the case that although we are living in the... more This Special Editorial on the Climate Emergency makes the case that although we are living in the time of Global Climate Emergency we are not yet acting as if we are in an imminent crisis. The authors review key aspects of the institutional response and climate science over the past several decades and the role of the economic system in perpetuating inertia on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Humanity is now the primary influence on the planet, and events in and around COP24 are the latest reminder that we live in a pathological system. A political economy has rendered the UNFCCC process as yet a successful failure. Fundamental change is urgently required. The conclusions contain recommendations and a call to action now.
In this essay we provide introductory comment for the collection of solicited essays on Economics... more In this essay we provide introductory comment for the collection of solicited essays on Economics and Climate Emergency. In the first section we suggest that recent critique of the climate movement has broader systemic significance and this is indicative of issues that bear on the collected essays. In the following section we rehearse some of the standard arguments leading to complacency and delay to action on climate change and ecological breakdown. In the last section we set out the broad themes of the essays.
This study traces the historic course of diplomatic competition between the rival Koreas within t... more This study traces the historic course of diplomatic competition between the rival Koreas within the context of a changing international system. The focus is on the dynamic interaction of domestic and international political economies and their effects on the conduct of diplomacy. The author offers an interpretation of the importance of adaptability in determining success in international relations.
• Is your book an edited collection or a monograph? • Please list fields of research that are rel... more • Is your book an edited collection or a monograph? • Please list fields of research that are relevant to the publication. • Please discuss the intended audience for your book. Is it written primarily for scholars (if so, what disciplines), professionals (if so, which fields), or students (if so, what level)? Please be as specific and realistic as possible and remember that few books appeal to all of the above simultaneously.
THE HEGEMONIC TRANSITION IN EAST ASIA: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE BARRY GILLS INTRODUCTION One of t... more THE HEGEMONIC TRANSITION IN EAST ASIA: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE BARRY GILLS INTRODUCTION One of the major theoretical challenges today is the ... Co-existing classes andstates interlock in competitive/co-operative relationships of accumulation and rivalry. ...
In this chapter I examine the ‘political economy of diplomacy’ through which both North and South... more In this chapter I examine the ‘political economy of diplomacy’ through which both North and South Korea adapted to the post-war international system. I will argue that regime flexibility, and particularly a regime’s ability to adapt to changing conditions in the international political economy, is more important than ideology or social system in explaining the outcomes of diplomacy. Greater regime flexibility is in turn closely associated with the ability to sustain economic development and increase national capabilities. Such economic development is positively associated with the ability to create and sustain a high standing in the international system.
The revolutions in Eastern Europe, the disintegration of the Soviet Union and China's transit... more The revolutions in Eastern Europe, the disintegration of the Soviet Union and China's transition to a market economy, have thrown many Third World countries that proclaimed commitment to a socialist development path into crisis. This collection explores the nature of this crisis. It examines the recent experiences of radical and socialist regimes as they attempt to adjust to the new geopolitical and economic realities of the 1990s - the formerly Afro-Marxist states, the radical Arab regimes, as well as China, Vietman, Cuba and North Korea. It looks at why the Soviet economic model collapsed and at the important structural shifts that global capitalism went through in the 1980s. It asks if there is such a thing as a socialist development strategy and, if so, what it might comprise in a world where the Soviet statist model has been defeated but where poverty, inequality and exploitation grow ever more stark. The contributors include: Samir Amin, Nazih N. Ayubi, Christopher Clapham, Peter Cross, James Elliot, Andre Gunder Frank, Ankie Hoogveit, Adrian Leftwich, Kidane Mengisteab, Mustapha Kamal Pasha, Peter Nolan and Peter Utting.
In this paper we ask, what is mainstream economics education conveying to its students? Standard ... more In this paper we ask, what is mainstream economics education conveying to its students? Standard mainstream economics textbooks treat the environment as a specialist issue in addition to standard concerns and based on solutions that conform to those standard concerns. When viewed as socialisation for students this is a major problem. To illustrate the problems we set out key aspects of the standard format, and draw attention to the structure and contents from two well-known textbooks. Standard textbooks convey the impression that the 'environmental issue' is appropriately incorporated and exhibit two complacency-creating features. First, fundamental problems (acute global ecological breakdown, biodiversity loss, climate change crisis etc), issues and urgency cannot be adequately conveyed to students within this way of framing economics. Second, specific theory and policy solutions suggest that the problem is well in hand. We illustrate using the theory of negative externalities.
There is a strong assumption in the current intellectual and political atmosphere that we are wit... more There is a strong assumption in the current intellectual and political atmosphere that we are witnessing an historical global advance of both capitalism and liberal democracy. If this were true, it could be argued that we are entering into a new golden age of human progress. However, there is evidence to suggest that this already conventional proposition is quite wrong on both counts, and that in fact what we are witnessing is an ‘historical reversal’ of capitalism and a worrying ‘crisis of democracy’. Globalization is producing what I will call the ‘New Hellenism’.
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