Language Policy and Political Economy

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Introduction: Language Policy and Political Economy Thomas Ricento Part I: Political Theory and Political Economy in Language Policy Research on English as a Global Language 1. Political Economy and English as a Language Thomas Ricento 2. Global English and the Limits of Liberalism: Confronting Global Capitalism and Challenges to the Nation-State Peter Ives 3. Language Policy and Global Political Economy Jeff Bale 4. Language, Hegemony, and Economy Glyn Williams Part II: Political Economy and Global English: Case Studies 5. The Economics of English in Europe Francois Grin 6. Language Education, Economic Development, and Participation in the Greater Mekong Subregion Paul Bruthiaux 7. Neoliberalism as Language Policy Ingrid Piller and Jinhyun Cho 8. Why English Dominates the Central Economy: An Economic Perspective on and South African Language Policy Laurence Wright 9. Narratives of Globalization in Language Politics in India Selma Sonntag Part III: Global Development, and Democracy 10. The Ground Floor of the World: On the Socioeconomic Consequences of Linguistic Globalization Philippe Van Parijs 11. Linguistic Diversity and Global English: The Pushmi-Pullyu of Language Policy and Political Economy Suzanne Romaine 12. English, the Global Lingua Franca? Thomas Ricento Index