A Theory of Global Capitalism: Production, Class, and State in a Transnational World

by William I. Robinson

Book Overview

In this book, sociologist William I. Robinson offers a theory of globalization that follows the rise of a new capitalist class and a transnational state. Growing beyond national boundaries, this new class comprises a global system in which Japanese capitalists are just as comfortable investing in Latin America as North Americans are in Southeast Asia. Their development of global, interconnected industries and businesses make them drivers of world...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801879272
• ISBN13: 9780801879272
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"