1st Edition

Contesting Globalization Space and Place in the World Economy

By André C. Drainville Copyright 2004
228 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

Contesting Globalization makes an innovative and original addition to the literature on globalization examining the challenges faced by those wishing to develop progressive visions of transparent global governance and civil society. This new study closely traces the history and development of the institutions of global governance (The World Bank, IMF, WTO etc.) as well as the emergence of... Read more
Introduction 1. More than Ghosts: Subjects in Places in the World Economy 2. Three Episodes from Cities in the World Economy 3. Occupying Places in the World Economy 4. The Civic Ordering of Global Social Relations 5. Integrated World-Creation: Outlines of a Radical Articulation  Conclusion

Biography

André C. Drainville is a professor of international political economy at Laval University in Quebec, Canada.