The New Political Economy of Development: Globalization, Imperialism, Hegemony

by Ray Kiely

This major new text analyses changes and continuities in the current international order and their implications for understanding international development in the 21st century. The author assesses the extent and impact of globalization, the emergence of a more aggressive stance by the U.S. and the debates to which they have given rise.

344 pages, Paperback

First published January 23, 2006

Reviews

[Kerem · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a great guideline for understanding basic concepts, and how these concepts had affected by the force of military and political acts. Ray Kiely, in most circumstances, challenges the basic ideas and concepts of hegemony, imperialism and globalization in order to show us what really lies on the depth of the issue. Also he explains the dominant forces of the world order and their inevitable effect on developing and third world countries.

[Jake · Rating 3 out of 5]

In many ways this book is great. It shows a diverse range of views, it is critical and pragmatic. It covers a wide breadth of angles and covers them in some depth.

Kiely is a largely reliable narrator, the only place he seems unsure is the history of early empire where he seems reluctant to connect slavery to the development of imperial capitalism. He recognises the connection but struggles to see its importance. I will not focus on this because it is not the main focus of Kiely or the book.

The books main flaw is that it is very dry and I say this as someone who reads academic books on development for fun.