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Author:   Jan Winiecki
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:  

9781781951705

ISBN 10:   1781951705
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   31 May 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Contents: Preface: A Few Words About the Book Part I: Global Challenges: Irrelevant? Imaginary? Immaterial? 1. Anti-globalists: Funny Children of Marx and Coca-Cola 2. The World is Running Out of Resources (Once Again) 3. Climate Alarmists, Climate Skeptics and the Politics and Economics of Global Warming Part II: The BRIC Countries and Global Economic Shifts: Projections and Realities 4. The Uneven Quality of the BRIC Countries: Russia and Brazil as the Weaker Half 5. China and India: Competitors for Future Leadership in the Global Economy Part III: The West in Decline - and Still (Largely) in Denial 6. The Global Financial Crisis as an Accelerator of Damaging Long-term Trends 7. Intra-European Divergences at the Time of the Crumbling Welfare State 8. How Much of US Exceptionalism is Still Left in the 'Europeanized' USA? 9. Underpinnings for Scenario A Postscript: Back to the Future Index

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The late Jan Winiecki, formerly Tischner School of European Studies, Cracow and University of Information Technology and Management, Rzeszow, Poland

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