Globalization and the Race for Resources

by Stephen G. Bunker and Paul S. Ciccantell

Book Overview

Co-winner of the Distinguished Book Award given by the Political Economy of World Systems section of the American Sociological Association

Globalization and the Race for Resources explores how five nations--Portugal, the Netherlands, Britain, the United States, and Japan--achieved trade dominance by devising technologies, social and financial institutions, and markets to enhance their access to raw materials.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801882435
• ISBN13: 9780801882432
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"