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1. Brazil Emerging

   Inequality and Emancipation

   Edited by Jan Nederveen Pieterse, Adalberto Cardoso

   Series: Routledge Studies in Emerging Societies

   This volume is a critical inquiry into the social project and socioeconomic realities of emerging Brazil, a country that faces profound changes. A team of acknowledged specialists on Brazil’s complex configuration addresses state policies, social dynamics and economic constraints and opportunities...

   To Be Published July 4th 2013 by Routledge
2. Globalization and Development in East Asia

   Edited by Jan Nederveen Pieterse, Jongtae Kim

   Series: Routledge Studies in Emerging Societies

   East Asia is widely regarded as the main "winner" in contemporary globalization, unscathed by the economic crisis of 2008, with its leading new industrializing nations and emerging economies. While 20th-century globalization was mainly led by the West, the 21st century is ushering in...

   Published June 24th 2012 by Routledge
3. Globalization or Empire?

   By Jan Nederveen Pieterse

   In this smart and concise examination of the trends driving contemporary globalization, Jan Nederveen Pieterse argues that the United States' pursuit of global primacy is based upon a complex melding of neoliberal economics and hegemonic politics. Do alternate capitalisms offer viable alternatives...

   Published March 15th 2004 by Routledge