A provocative and worthwhile read for those interested in the political economy of Latin America as well as the processes of globalization.
–Sean Burges “International Affairs”
A scathing indictment of neoliberal globalization from an explicitly anti-capitalist perspective . . . An exemplary treatment of Latin America’s present day political economy and social predicaments.
–Jeffery R. Webber “Monthly Review”
An important book for anyone interested in where our imperiled planet is headed. Robinson . . . is admirably thorough in his overview of the direction capitalism has taken in Latin America since the 1970s.
–Ben Terrall “San Francisco Bay Guardian”
An important contribution to globalization studies.
–Benjamin Kohl “Latin America and Caribbean Contemporary Record”
His heterodox and challenging views make provocative reading.
–Carlos Davila “Business History Review”
Robinson’s latest book offers brilliant insight into the underlying causes and current dilemmas of globalization.
–James M. Cypher “NACLA Report on the Americas”
This book is a must read, not only for Latin American specialists, but for all those who draw the connection between political economy at the world level and strategies for change.
–Steve Ellner “Science and Society”
William I. Robinson has demonstrated once again his importance as a theorist and socially committed academic with his book Latin America and Global Capitalism. This book is a ‘must-read’ for any scholar interested in the dynamics of contemporary capitalism as well as its specific features in Latin America.
–David Martin and Raul Delgado Wise “International Journal of Comparative Sociology”
2009 Best Book, International Political Economy Group of the British International Studies Association
This ambitious volume chronicles and analyzes from a critical globalization perspective the social, economic, and political changes sweeping across Latin America from the 1970s through the present day. William I. Robinson summarizes his theory of globalization and discusses how Latin America’s political economy has changed as the states integrate into the new global production and financial system, focusing specifically on the rise of nontraditional agricultural exports, the explosion of maquiladoras, transnational tourism, and the export of labor and import of remittances. He follows with an overview of the clash among global capitalist forces, neoliberalism, and the new left in Latin America, looking closely at the challenges and dilemmas faced by resistance movements and at their prospects for success.
A scathing indictment of neoliberal globalization from an explicitly anti-capitalist perspective.–Monthly Review
An important book for anyone interested in where our imperiled planet is headed.–San Francisco Bay Guardian
Robinson’s latest book offers brilliant insight into the underlying causes and current dilemmas of globalization.–NACLA Report on the Americas
William I. Robinson is a professor of sociology, global studies, and Latin American and Iberian studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of several books on globalization, including A Theory of Global Capitalism, also published by Johns Hopkins.
–Michael Hardt, coauthor of Empire and Multitude “International Journal of Comparative Sociology”
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2009 Best Book, International Political Economy Group of the British International Studies Association
This ambitious volume chronicles and analyzes from a critical globalization perspective the social, economic, and political changes sweeping across Latin America from the 1970s through the present day. William I. Robinson summarizes his theory of globalization and discusses how Latin America’s political economy has changed as the states integrate into the new global production and financial system, focusing specifically on the rise of nontraditional agricultural exports, the explosion of maquiladoras, transnational tourism, and the export of labor and import of remittances. He follows with an overview of the clash among global capitalist forces, neoliberalism, and the new left in Latin America, looking closely at the challenges and dilemmas faced by resistance movements and at their prospects for success.
“A scathing indictment of neoliberal globalization from an explicitly anti-capitalist perspective.”–Monthly Review
“An important book for anyone interested in where our imperiled planet is headed.”–San Francisco Bay Guardian
“Robinson’s latest book offers brilliant insight into the underlying causes and current dilemmas of globalization.”–NACLA Report on the Americas
William I. Robinson is a professor of sociology, global studies, and Latin American and Iberian studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of several books on globalization, including A Theory of Global Capitalism, also published by Johns Hopkins.
About the Author
William I. Robinson is a professor of sociology, global studies, and Latin American and Iberian studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of several books on globalization, including A Theory of Global Capitalism, also published by Johns Hopkins.
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