for the United States but also with reference to the wider world. We establish the outlines of international integration a … century ago and analyze the institutional and informational impediments that prevented the late nineteenth century world from … achieving the same degree of integration as today. We conclude that the world today is different: commercial and financial …

As awareness of the process of globalization grows and the study of its effects becomes increasingly important to … doing exactly that and more. The first group of essays explores how the process of globalization can be measured in terms of … geography are both considered, along with the controversial issues of globalization's effects on inequality and social justice …

rapid globalization of economic activity that has brought increased insecurity to workers. The contributors to this volume …