This book argues that the changes in the global economy are so profound that the world is now confronted with nothing less than a new political economy of development. The changes include: the continuing rise in the power of multinational corporations; the standardized policy packacge of structural adjustment now imposed by the World Bank and IMF; the coercive and far-reaching rules governing international trade embodied in the World Trade Organization Agreements; the OECD's impending Multilateral Agreement on Investment; ...
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This book argues that the changes in the global economy are so profound that the world is now confronted with nothing less than a new political economy of development. The changes include: the continuing rise in the power of multinational corporations; the standardized policy packacge of structural adjustment now imposed by the World Bank and IMF; the coercive and far-reaching rules governing international trade embodied in the World Trade Organization Agreements; the OECD's impending Multilateral Agreement on Investment; new international conventions on the environemnt; and globalization generally.
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