| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 356 pages) |
| Contents |
PART 1: DISCONTENT -- "We Practically Own Everything ... ": Corruption -- The Cake: Ethnic Conflict -- Neon Allah: Social Change -- "They Transform Themselves into Tigers": The J-Curve -- PART 2: MANAGING DISCONTENT -- Toppling Punto Fijo: Opposition -- Tony Blair's Gay Gangsters: Channels for Discontent -- The World's Most Powerful Man: State Power -- PART 3: LEADERSHIP -- Good Leaders and Bad: Quality of Leadership -- After Tito-Tito: Succession Threat -- Fujishock: The Ruling Bargain -- PART 4: POLICY -- Clockwork Crises: The Instability Trap -- Powers Behind the Throne: Entrenched Interests -- The Visible Hand: Government Intervention -- "When England Sneezes ... ": External Shocks -- Economic Potential Energy: Institutions -- "Eating Big Macs Doesn't Make it McChina." |
| Summary |
With The Kimchi Matters, Marvin Zonis, Dan Lefkovitz, and Sam Wilkin return discussion of globalization and international relations to first principles. Globalization hype has obscured a few basic truths - that political stability and economic growth are usually determined on the local level, and that they are most affected by local institutions, leadership, corruption, and other such factors. The Kimchi Matters shows that globalization (and events like the Iraq War and the September 11 attacks) makes understanding the political economies of distant countries more important than ever. The book lays out an intuitive framework for making sense of international economic and political developments. Time and again, investors and foreign policymakers have been hurt because they failed to understand the kimchi - the unique local dynamics at work in a particular country or region. Investors, corporations, and everyone else with a stake in international peace, prosperity, and stability should take heed |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-340) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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International trade -- Cross-cultural studies
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International economic relations -- Cross-cultural studies
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International relations -- Cross-cultural studies
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Globalization -- Cross-cultural studies
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Globalization
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International economic relations
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International relations
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International trade
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Wirtschaftsbeziehungen
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Regionale Wirtschaftsentwicklung
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| Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lefkovitz, Dan
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Wilkin, Sam
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| ISBN |
1932841040 |
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9781932841046 |
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1572846143 |
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9781572846142 |
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