After Globalization: Crisis and Disintegration Contributor(s): Schaeffer, Robert K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 103205610X ISBN-13: 9781032056104 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2021 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Social Classes & Economic Disparity - Social Science | Regional Studies - Social Science | Human Geography |
Dewey: 337 |
LCCN: 2021011237 |
Physical Information: (1.37 lbs) 326 pages |
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Publisher Description: In the 1980s, U.S. officials adopted tax and monetary policies that channeled huge new resources into Wall Street, which fueled a stock market boom. To increase profits and payouts to investors as stock prices soared, corporate managers consolidated businesses, outsourced manufacturing to low-wage countries, and adopted new technologies to increase productivity. Government officials then facilitated mergers and negotiated free trade agreements to speed the process of globalization. Wall Street became an engine of capital accumulation and a force for global change. |