Property, Power and Politics: Why We Need to Rethink the World Power System (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781529213171)

Globalization is an extraordinary phenomenon affecting virtually everything in our lives. And it is imperative that we understand the operation of economic power in a globalized world if we are to address the most challenging issues our world is facing today, from climate change to world hunger and poverty. This revolutionary work rethinks globalization as a power system feeding from, and in competition with, the state system. Cutting across disciplines of law, politics and economics, it explores how multinational enterprises morphed into world political organisations with global reach and power, but without the corresponding responsibilities. In illuminating how the concentration of property rights within corporations has led to the rejection of democracy as an ineffective system of government and to the rise in inequality, Robé offers a clear pathway to a fairer and more sustainable power system.

Author: Jean-Philippe Robé
ISBN-10: 1529213177
ISBN-13: 9781529213171
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/20/2020
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.00d