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This book assesses the forces of social struggle shaping the past and present of the global political economy from the perspective of historical materialism. Based on the philosophy of internal relations, the character of capital is understood in such a way that the ties between the relations of production, state-civil society, and conditions of class struggle can be realised. Conceiving the internal relationship of global capitalism, global war, global crisis as a struggle-driven process is a major contribution of the book providing a novel intervention on debates within theories of 'the international'. Through a set of conceptual reflections, on agency and structure and the role of discourses embedded in the economy, class struggle is established as our point of departure. This involves analysing historical and contemporary themes on the expansion of capitalism through uneven and combined development (global capitalism), the role of the state and geopolitics (global war), and conditions of exploitation and resistance (global crisis). The conceptual reflections and thematic considerations raised earlier in the book are then extended in a series of empirical interventions. These in

This book assesses the forces of social struggle shaping the past and present of the global political economy from the perspective of historical materialism. Based on the philosophy of internal relations, the character of capital is understood in such a way that the ties between the relations of production, state-civil society, and conditions of class struggle can be realised. Conceiving the internal relationship of Global Capitalism, Global War, Global Crisis as a struggle-driven process is a major contribution of the book providing a novel intervention on debates within theories of 'the international'. Through a set of conceptual reflections, on agency and structure and the role of discourses embedded in the economy, class struggle is established as our point of departure. This involves analysing historical and contemporary themes on the expansion of capitalism through uneven and combined development (Global Capitalism), the role of the state and geopolitics (Global War), and conditions of exploitation and resistance (Global Crisis). The conceptual reflections and thematic considerations raised earlier in the book are then extended in a series of empirical interventions. These include a focus on the 'rising powers' of the BRICS (Global Capitalism), conditions of the 'new imperialism' (Global War), and the financial crisis since the 2007-8 Great Recession (Global Crisis). As a result of honing in on the internal relations of Global Capitalism, Global War, Global Crisis the final major contribution of the book is to deliver a radically open-ended dialectical consideration of ruptures of resistance within the global political economy.

Global Economy, Global Technology, Global Corporations -- Copyright -- Contents -- Overview of the Project -- BACKGROUND AND REVIEW OF THE STUDY PROCESS -- AREAS OF AGREEMENT AND DISAGREEMENT -- Agreement on the Importance of Effective MNC Management -- Agreement on the Correlation Between Business Success and Contributions to Host Countries -- Agreement on the Trend Toward Interdependent Firms and Economies -- Disagreement on the Role of the Policy Environment -- Disagreement Over Whether Convergence in Business Systems and Economic Regulation is Desirable or Necessary -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- Report of the U.S. Working Group -- 1 U.S. Working Group Conclusions, Recommendations, and Executive Summary -- BENEFITS OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT -- Recommendations -- EQUAL ACCESS AND NEW RULES OF THE ROAD -- Recommendations -- BEST PRACTICES -- Recommendation -- UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING OUR DIFFERENCES -- Recommendations -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- 2 Multinational Corporations and the Changing Global Environment -- OPPORTUNITIES -- CHALLENGES -- THE IMPORTANCE OF EFFECTIVE U.S.-JAPAN LEADERSHIP FOR THE WORLD ECONOMY -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- 3 Foreign Direct Investment and the U.S.-Japan Economic and Technological Relationship -- THE PRE WORLD WAR II PERIOD -- U.S. MNCS IN JAPAN -- JAPANESE MNCS IN THE UNITED STATES -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- 4 U.S. and Japanese MNCs and the Shape of Global Competition -- A GLOBAL ECONOMY: WHO'S TURNING TOWARD ASIA? -- GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY: ACCESSING AND UTILIZING TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES WORLDWIDE -- MNC Access to Host Country Technological Capabilities -- The Supplier Base -- Strategic Alliances -- GLOBAL CORPORATIONS: MANAGEMENT VISION AND EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- 5 Defining Rights and Responsibilities -- MNC RIGHTS: PERSPECTIVES ON POLICIES.

'Globalisation führt zu weitreichende Strukturen gegenseitiger Abhängigkeiten im internationalen System. In vielen Bereichen sind lokale nationale Lösungen nicht mehr realisierbar. Dies gilt für divergierende Bereiche wie dem internationalen Frieden und der internationalen Sicherheit, dem Umweltschutz sowie für die internationale Wirtschaft und dem Schutz der Menschenrechte. Ohne Global Governance können weder die allgemeinen Menschheitsprobleme noch viele nationale Probleme gelöst werden. Erste Anstrengungen, einen Institutionen- und Gesetzesrahmen zu entwickeln, um Globalisierung in ihren unterschiedlichen Formen bewältigen zu können, haben begonnen worden. Die Strukturen der Global Governance sind jedoch noch unterentwickelt. Ein gemeinsames nachhaltiges Engagement von staatlichen und nichtstaatlichen Akteuren ist dringend erforderlich. Ein Nord-Süd Dialog zu Global Governance, gemeinsam organisiert durch die Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) und der Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), soll diese Anstrengungen unterstützen. Diese beiden Stiftungen haben eine Reihe internationaler Konferenzen organisiert, die die wichtigsten Forschungseinrichtungen auf dem Gebiet der internationalen Politik aus den Ländern des Südens sowie des Nordens miteinbeziehen. Ziel des Dialogs ist es, konkrete Maße und Probleme von Global Governance zu erforschen. Was muß getan werden, um wirksame Normen für Global Governance, politische Systeme und Organisationen aufzubauen? Wie wirken sich vorhandene Richtlinien und Einrichtungen in diesen unterschiedlichen Bereichen hinsichtlich Global Governance aus? Wie können sie verbessert werden? Die erste Konferenz, am 6-8 April 2000 in Ebenhausen, Deutschland, thematisierte vor allem die Sicherheitslage der Weltzentren sowie die Frage, wie Universalorganisationen wie die UNO und regionale Organisationen zusammen arbeiten können, um Global Governance hinsichtlich des Friedens und der Sicherheit zu verbessern.' (Autorenreferat)