Title Power, Powerlessness, and Globalization : Contemporary Politics in the Global South / Opoku Agyeman

Published Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2014]

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 179 pages) Contents Introduction : power versus powerlessness -- Asia : a bifurcated empowerment -- Latin America : from "backwater" of the US to an emerging Bolivarian counterforce -- Powerlessness and slavocracy -- Realism, liberalism, and the intractable case of western farm subsidies -- The improbable banana conflict of the 1990s between the US and the EU, its repercussions for weak countries, and the WTO's role in it Summary This book examines the historical forces that have shaped contemporary politics in the Global South, drawing from events in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. It provides insights on internal political processes and the international system and contributes an elemental theory of political development Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-175) and index Notes Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed Subject Globalization -- Political aspects -- Developing countries Globalization -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries World politics -- 1989- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General. Globalization -- Economic aspects Globalization -- Political aspects International economic relations Diplomatic relations World politics SUBJECT Developing countries -- Foreign relations Developing countries -- Foreign economic relations Subject Developing countries Form Electronic book LC no. 2020738613 ISBN 9780739195222 0739195220

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