Dialectics Of Globalization

Menno Vellinga is a senior lecturer at the Center for Caribbean and Latin American Studies at the University of Utrecht.

• Preface -- Introduction -- The Dialectics of Globalization: Internationalization, Regionalization, and Subregional Response -- The Myth of Globalization -- The Regional Dynamics of Global Trade: Asian, American, and European Models of Apparel Sourcing -- South and East Asia -- Globalization, Economic Integration, National States, and Regional Response in Southeast and East Asia -- Business Strategy, State Intervention, and Regionalization in East Asia -- Globalizing Vietnam: The Nation State in the Region -- Global Forces, State Responses, and Industrial Development in Singapore and Malaysia -- Latin America and the Caribbean -- Globalization, Neoliberalism, and Regional Response in the Americas -- Globalization and Regionalization in Central America -- Globalization and Regional Integration: The Brazilian Industry and Mercosur -- Globalization and the Caribbean: Reconsidering the Options -- Europe -- Globalization and the Changes in Europe's Economic Landscape -- Globalization, National State Policies, and Regional Differentiation: The Case of the United Kingdom -- Globalization, the European Market, and the Urban Regions: The Case of Southern Germany -- Conclusion -- Epilogue: Toward an Actor-Oriented Approach in the Study of the Globalization Process