States and Sovereignty in the Global Economy

Globalization and the role of the state are issues at the forefront of contemporary debates. With editors and contributors of outstanding academic repututation this exciting new book presents an unconventional and radical perspective. Revealing that states do still matter despite the vigour of international capital flows and the omnipresence of the global market, the chapters in this collection controversially highlight that how states matter Depends upon their differing roles in the global economy and geopolitical system.

David A. Smith is Associate Professor of Sociology and Urban Planning; he is the author of Third World Cities in Global Perspective, and co-editor of A New World Order? Global Transformations in the Late Twentieth Century. Dorothy J. Solinger is Professor of Politics and Society. She is the author of five books on contemporary China including China’s Transition from Socialism and Contesting Citizenship in Urban China. Steven C. Topik is Professor and Chair of the Department of History. He is the author of four books focusing on Brazil including Trade and Gunboats and The Second Conquest of Latin America. All three are based at the University of California, Irvine.