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OverviewWhy are there so many crises in the world? Is it true that the global system is today riskier and more dangerous than in past decades? Do we have any tools at our disposal to bring these problems under control, to reduce the global system's proneness to instability?Using a variety of demographic, economic, financial, social, and political indicators, the book demonstrates that the global system has indeed become an 'architecture of collapse' subject to a variety of shocks. This state of affairs can only be improved by enhancing the shock-absorbing components of the system, especially the capacity of states and governments to act, and by containing the shock-diffusing mechanisms. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mauro F. Guillen (Zandman Professor, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Director, The Lauder Institute, University of Pennsylvania)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.70cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.30cm Weight: 0.358kg ISBN: 9780198804437ISBN 10: 0198804431 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 01 November 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPreface 1: The Global System 2: Complexity 3: Coupling 4: Complexity, Coupling, and the Great Recession 5: The U.S./China Relationship 6: The Euro Zone as a Complex, Tightly-Coupled System 7: The Future of the Global SystemReviewsA careful conceptual construction of complexity and coupling... [providing] new insights into why countries are likely to experience more frequent crises. Guillen skillfully navigates a multidisciplinary interrogation of the increasing fragility of the global economic system. * CHOICE * This book offers a sobering analysis of the risks facing the global economy, from population aging to financial inter-connections. The policy recommendations are important and timely. * Lady Barbara Judge, CBE * A fascinating perspective on the sources of instability in the global system. Professor Guillen brings to bear powerful concepts from the study of system complexity. A must read for anyone interested in financial markets, international migration, and the rise or fall of nations. * Simon Johnson, MIT Sloan School of Management and former IMF Chief Economist * A brilliant critical engagement with different interpretations of what makes a system prone to failure. The author develops a multi-level and multi-nodal analysis that allows him to single out strategic sources of systemic instability and to demonstrate what can be done. * Saskia Sassen, Columbia University, author of Expulsions * Few social scientists have the urbane vision and capacious intellect of Mauro Guillen. His dissection of the shock inducing and absorbing features of our interconnected world system vividly details the risks we presently face, but also paves the way for steps that could cushion the present volatility. * Walter W. Powell, Stanford University * Author InformationMauro F. Guillen is the Zandman Professor of International Management at the Wharton School, and Director of the Lauder Institute, University of Pennsylvania. His research has to do with globalization and its impact on patterns of organization and on the diffusion of innovations. He is the author of a dozen books and over 40 scholarly articles. He is an elected fellow of the Sociological Research Association, a former Guggenheim fellow, a recipient of the Aspen Institute's Faculty Pioneer Award, and a member of the Global Agenda Council on Emerging Multinationals at the World Economic Forum. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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