A Prelude to the Foundation of Political Economy is a groundbreaking volume of theory and strategy on political economy and polity of the twenty-first century. Distilled in concrete terms, it elucidates the enigma of oil in view of the centrality of global social relations.

After marked reductions in military spending in the 1990s military budgets around the world are on the increase. In this book, renowned authorities re-examine the economics of military expenditure, arms production and arms trade in developing nations. It includes analysis of military spending in...

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- List of tables -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Rice and rices -- 2 Irrigation and cultivation -- 3 Mills and milling -- 4 Trade and commerce -- 5 Brokers and traders -- 6 Countries and policies -- India -- Pakistan -- Bangladesh -- Myanmar...

This tale of modern warfare is told in three interwoven stories: the world of Washington policymaking; the hot spots of the Middle East, particularly Turkey; and a key venue of American arms manufacturing, Connecticut. These three disparate places have combined to produce one of the world's...

Theoretical and methodological grounds for the analysis -- Material and historical grounds for the analysis -- The coffee commodity chain under U.S. hegemony, 1945-1972 -- Struggles over regulation of the chain, 1973-1989 -- Globalization and coffee crises, 1990-? -- The struggle for control of...

The economy, a Napoleonic passion? The question today is no longer in doubt. Creator of the Banque de France and the franc germinal, introducing new budgetary principles, Napoleon Bonaparte reorganized the monetary and financial system of our country. From money to industry, from economic...