{"product_id":"9781405162777","title":"North and South in the World Political Economy","description":"\u003ch1\u003eNorth and South in the World Political Economy\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRafael Reuveny | William R. Thompson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ International Relations \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA broad yet distinctive analysis of the growing political, economic, and social gap existing between the world's northern and southern hemispheres.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeaturing papers selected by the ISA President from the 2006 annual meeting, this upper-level volume examines the genesis of the North-South divide, the ongoing policy problems between developed and lesser developed states, and how these issues influence current and future world politics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn upper-level text ideal for academic libraries, think tanks, and libraries of policy institutions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOrganized into three distinct focus clusters:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eProblems afflicting the global South\u003c\/b\u003e -- trade, development, financial crises, structural adjustment, democratization, human rights, disease;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpecific conflicts between North and South\u003c\/b\u003e -- energy, terrorism, weak states, nuclear weapon proliferation;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSolutions to reduce the North-South gap\u003c\/b\u003e -- foreign aid programs, global media, democratization, political power in the United Nations, the emerging powers phenomenon, transnational social movements, and Northern foreign policy adjustments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTackles the tough questions likely to dominate international relations discourse for decades to come\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam R. Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e is Rogers Professor of Political Science at Indiana University, Bloomington. His recent books include \u003ci\u003eGlobalization and Global History\u003c\/i\u003e (with Barry Gills, 2006); \u003ci\u003eStrategic Rivalry: Space, Position, and Conflict Escalation in World Poltiics\u003c\/i\u003e (with Michael Colaresi and Karen Rasler, 2007); and \u003ci\u003eGlobalization as Evolutionary Process\u003c\/i\u003e (with George Modelski and Tessaleno Devezas, 2007) He was the President of the International Studies Association in 2005-2006.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRafael Reuveny\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, Bloomington. He is the author of numerous academic articles, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eGrowth, Trade and Systemic Leadership,\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) with William R. Thompson; coeditor of \u003ci\u003eTrade and Environment,\u003c\/i\u003e (2005) with John W. Maxwell; and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eCoping with Contemporary Terrorism,\u003c\/i\u003e forthcoming in 2008. He was the Program Chair of the yearly meeting of the International Studies Association, 2006.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 August 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405162777\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e416\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379808104588,"sku":"9781405162777","price":119.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405162777_6936e563-e3f2-4452-a5d1-0d3beedf3d91.jpg?v=1780201538","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405162777","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}