Globalism and the New Regionalism: v. 1 (International Political Economy Series) - Tapa dura

This is the first of five volumes reporting on the UNU-WIDER study on New Regionalism. It deals with the conceptions and meanings of two processes which probably will have a crucial influence on the shape of the 'new world order' - globalization and regionalization. These studies relate to each other as challenge to response, globalization being the challenge of economic and cultural homogenization of the world and regionalization being a social and political reaction. The leading writers in the field contribute thought-provoking and fascinating articles to this volume.

BJÖRN HETTNE is Professor at the Department of Peace and Development, Göteborg University. He is the author of a number of books and articles on development theory, international political economy, European integration and ethnic relations.

ANDRAS INOTAI is Director-General of the Institute for World Economics, Budapest. He Headed the task force for Hungary's EU-integration Strategy (from February 1996), and was a Staff Member of the World Bank, Washington, DC (1989-1991).

OSVALDO SUNKEL is Professor of Economics, at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and Co-ordinator of the Sustainable Development Program, Centro de Análisis e Políticas Publicas, Universidad de Chile, as well as special advisor to ECLAC.