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North and South in the World Political Economy

William R Thompson editor Rafael Reuveny editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:11th Jul '08

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A broad yet distinctive analysis of the growing political, economic, and social gap existing between the world’s northern and southern hemispheres. Featuring papers selected by the ISA President from the 2006 annual meeting, this upper-level volume examines the genesis of the North-South divide, the ongoing policy problems between developed and lesser developed states, and how these issues influence current and future world politics.


  • An upper-level text ideal for academic libraries, think tanks, and libraries of policy institutions
  • Organized into three distinct focus clusters: Problems afflicting the global South -- trade, development, financial crises, structural adjustment, democratization, human rights, disease; Specific conflicts between North and South -- energy, terrorism, weak states, nuclear weapon proliferation; Solutions to reduce the North-South gap -- foreign aid programs, global media, democratization, political power in the United Nations, the emerging powers phenomenon, transnational social movements, and Northern foreign policy adjustments
  • Tackles the tough questions likely to dominate international relations discourse for decades to come

North and South in the World Political Economy is a superb guide for the study of the critical North-South relations in this century. The authoritative, well thought out, effectively researched, and successfully integrated chapters present a full account of the broad set of problems that face today’s decision makers in both regions.
Jacek Kugler, Claremont Graduate University

ISBN: 9781405162777

Dimensions: 254mm x 178mm x 28mm

Weight: 898g

416 pages