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CON TENTS
Controversy over Regulation of International Finance 271
Conclusion 277
ELEVEN. The State and the Multinationals 278
Explanations of FDI and the MNC 279
The Multinationals and the International Economy 289
Increased Regionalization of Services and Manufacturing 292
Debate over the MNC and the Nation-State 294
An International Regime for FDI and MNCs 300
Do Global Corporations Pose a Threat? 302
Conclusion 304
TWELVE. The State and Economic Development 305
The Rise and Demise of Development Economics 306
Triumph of Neoliberalism 309
The Debt Crisis and Structural Adjustment 313
Theory of the “Developmental State” 316
The East Asian Miracle Project 321
The East Asian Financial/Economic Crisis 329
The Future of the Developmental State 331
The Transitional Economies 333
Conclusion 339
THIRTEEN. The Political Economy of Regional Integration 341
Economic Theories 344
Political Theories 348
An Eclectic Approach 358
Conclusion 361
FOURTEEN. The Nation-State in the Global Economy 362
The Limited Nature of Economic Globalization 364
Alleged Consequences of Economic Globalization 366
Effectiveness of Macroeconomic Policy 369
The Need for a Historical Perspective 375
Conclusion 376
FIFTEEN. Governing the Global Economy 377
Neoliberal Institutionalism 379
The New Medievalism 390
Transgovernmentalism 398
Governance for What? 400
Conclusion 402
Select Bibliography 403
Index 411

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