The end of globalization : lessons from the Great Depression / Harold James.

Author
James, Harold, 1956- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2001.
Description
vi, 260 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

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        "In this book. Harold James provides a sobering historical perspective, exploring the circumstances in which the globally integrated world of an earlier era broke down under the pressure of unexpected events." "James examines one of the great historical nightmares of the twentieth century: the collapse of globalism in the Great Depression. Analyzing this collapse in terms of three main components of global economics - capital flows, trade, and international migration - James argues that it was not simply a consequence of the strains of World War I but resulted from the interplay of resentments against all these elements of mobility as well as from the policies and institutions designed to assuage the threats of globalism. There are significant parallels today highly integrated systems are inherently vulnerable to collapse, and world financial markets are vulnerable and unstable."--Jacket.
        Bibliographic references
        Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-254) and index.
        Contents
        • The end of globalization and the problem of the Depression
        • Monetary policy and banking instability
        • Tariffs, trade policy, and the collapse of international trade
        • The reaction against international migration
        • The Age of Nationalism versus the Age of Capital
        • Conclusion : can it happen again?
        ISBN
        • 0674004744 ((alk. paper))
        • 9780674004740 ((alk. paper))
        • 0674010078 ((pbk.))
        • 9780674010079 ((pbk.))
        • 9780674039087 ((ebk.))
        • 0674039084
        LCCN
        00054157
        OCLC
        45505858
        International Article Number
        • 9780674004740
        Other standard number
        • 99954165998
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