Neoliberalism - the doctrine that market exchange is an ethic in itself, capable of acting as a guide for all human action - has become dominant in both thought and practice throughout much of the world since 1970. This work tells the political-economic story of where neoliberalization came from and how it proliferated on the world stage.

Argues that though globalization should be a powerful force for good, it has been badly mishandled by the West (especially its lead institutions, the World Bank and the IMF), and that the anti-globalizing protesters have much to say that we should listen to.

Discusses offensive realism , arguing that states are inherently driven to gain power. The text challenges the assumption that the end of the cold war left the world a safer place, and suggests that when no international authority reigns, hegemony is the only true assurance of security.

A collection of essays that tackles bad economic ideas from across the political spectrum. It gives us insights into unemployment, globalization, economic growth and financial speculation.

A powerful and accessible account of globalization -- the new world order that has replaced the cold war -- by the award-winning author of From Beirut to Jerusalem.

E.H. Carr's Twenty Years' Crisis is a classic work in international relations. Published in 1939, on the eve of World War II, it was immediately recognized by friend and foe alike as a defining work in the fledgling discipline. Edited by Michael Cox, the book has the student in mind.