‎'‎States versus Markets combines an original interpretation of the operation of the international economy with a survey of its development since the sixteenth century‎.‎ Provocative and comprehensive‎,‎ this is a book that significantly deepens our understanding of the global political economy‎.‎‎'‎ ‎- Jeffry Frieden‎,‎ Harvard University ‎'‎Combining insights from economic geography‎,‎ history‎,‎ and international relations‎,‎ States versus Markets makes an outstanding contribution to contemporary debates on the nature and trajectory of global capitalism‎.‎ Stimulating and iconoclastic‎,‎ this fine work deserves a wide readership‎,‎ both inside and outside the classroom‎.‎‎'‎ ‎- Louis W‎.‎ Pauly‎,‎ University of Toronto ‎'‎Unlike many simplistic works on the global economy‎,‎ States versus Markets offers us a clear understanding of how and where ‎'‎Globalization‎'‎ came from and what ‎'‎Globalization‎'‎ actually means‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎This welcome second edition builds ‎- and considerably improves ‎- on the very considerable merits of the original‎.‎ It is not only an impressive work of scholarship but also a delight to read‎.‎ ‎- Geoffrey R‎.‎D‎.‎ Underhill‎,‎ University of Amsterdam