Susan Strange

The Retreat of the State

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Original study asking who is really in charge of the world economy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. März 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 354g
• ISBN-13: 9780521564403
• ISBN-10: 0521564409
• Artikelnr.: 21212649

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Theoretical Foundations: 1. The declining authority of the state
2. Patterns of power
3. The limits of politics
4. Politics and production
5. The state of the state
Part II. Some Empirical Evidence: 6. Authority beyond the state
7. Telecoms - the control of communication
8. Organised crime - the Mafias
9. Insurance business - the risk managers
10. The Big Six accountants
11. Cartels and private protectionism
12. International organisations - the econocrats
Part III. Conclusions: 13. Pinocchio's problem and other conclusions.