Paul Hirst (deceased) was Professor of Social Theory at Birkbeck, University of London. Grahame Thompson is Professor of Political Economy at the Open University. Simon Bromley is Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Studies at the Open University.

* Preface * Acknowledgements * Chapter One Introduction: The Contours of Globalization * Chapter Two Globalization and the History of the International Economy * Chapter Three Multinational companies and the internationalization of business activity * Chapter Four Globalization and International Competitiveness * Chapter Five Emerging Markets and the Advanced Economies * Chapter Six Supra-national Regionalization or Globalization * Chapter Seven General Governance Issues * Chapter Eight Globalization, Governance and the Nation State * Notes for 3rd edition * References