National Perspectives on Globalization

PAUL BOWLES is Professor of Economics and International Studies, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada. He is also affiliated with universities in Australia, China and Mexico. He has published in the areas of globalization, regionalism, development and the political economy of China's reforms. HENRY VELTMEYER is Professor of International Development Studies, Universidad Aut

• List of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors Introduction; Paul Bowles & Henry Veltmeyer Financialization and Barbarism: A Perspective from Brazil; Leda Maria Paulini & Francisco de Oliveira Subordinate Economic Integration through the Labour-Export Model: A Mexican Perspective; James Cypher & Raúl Delgado Wise From the Sino-West to Globalization: A Perspective from China; Yu Keping Deflationary Neoliberalism: A Perspective from India; Utsa Patnaik Neoliberalism and Predatory Capitalism: An Indonesian Perspective; Vedi Renandi Hadiz The Struggle for Resource Control in a Petro-State: A Perspective from Nigeria; Cyril Obi Global Competitive Challenges and the Paradoxes of a Balancing State: A Perspective from South Africa; Mzukisi Qobo The Challenge of National Civic Integration: A Russian Perspective; Alla Glinchikova Japanization, Asianization of the West and Creolization: A Perspective from Japan; Harumi Befu Economic Liberalism and the 'Outward Alliance' of Big Companies, Finance and the State: A Perspective from the UK; Robert Wade Globalization Means US Leadership: A Perspective from the United States; William K. Tabb A Two-Edged Sword: An Indigenous Nation Perspective; Makere Stewart-Harawira The Lexicon of Globalization: Comparative Perspectives; Paul Bowles & Henry Veltmeyer Index