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Rethinking the ‘New Regionalism’ in the Context of Globalization

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Globalism and the New Regionalism

Part of the book series: The New Regionalism ((NERE))

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Following its decline in theory and practice in the 1970s, regionalism both revived and changed dramatically in the 1980s, and has gained strength in the 1990s. Regionalism today is emerging as a potent force in the global restructuring of power and production.

Some of the ideas in this chapter were developed under the auspices of the ‘Pogramme on Multilateralism and the United Nations System’, a project sponsored by the United Nations University, and through discussions with the program co-ordinator, Robert W. Cox. I am indebted to Mustapha Pasha, who generously shared documentary material; Meliton Salazar, whose research assistance was invaluable; and Linda Yarr for criticism of an earlier draft of this manuscript. For supporting my field work for this research, I am grateful to the World Society Foundation and the Professional Staff Congress of the City University of New York.

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    James H. Mittelman (Professor of International Relations)

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  2. Institute for World Economics, Budapest, Hungary

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  3. Centro de Análisis e Políticas Públicas, Universidad de Chile, Chile

    Osvaldo Sunkel (Professor of Economics) (Professor of Economics)

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Mittelman, J.H. (1999). Rethinking the ‘New Regionalism’ in the Context of Globalization. In: Hettne, B., Inotai, A., Sunkel, O. (eds) Globalism and the New Regionalism. The New Regionalism. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-27268-6_2

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