Agyeman, Opoku.

Power, Powerlessness, and Globalization : Contemporary Politics in the Global South. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (189 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Asia -- 2 Latin America: From "Backwater" of the United States To An Emerging Bolivarian Counterforce -- 3 Africa: Powerlessness and Slavocracy -- 4 Realism, Liberalism, and the Intractable Case of Western Farm Subsidies -- 5 The Improbable Banana Conflict of the 1990s between the US and the EU, Its Repercussions for Weak Countries, and the WTO'S Role in It -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

This book examines the historical forces that have shaped contemporary politics in the Global South, drawing from events in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. It provides insights on internal political processes and the international system and contributes an elemental theory of political development.

9780739195222


Globalization - Political aspects - Developing countries.


Electronic books.

D887.A425 2014

327.09172/4