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In Defense of Globalization: With a New Afterword
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 303.482
EAN: 9780195330939
ISBN: 0195330935
Label: Oxford University Press, USA
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 344
Publication Date: September 04, 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Studio: Oxford University Press, USA
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Editorial Review:
In the passionate debate that currently rages over globalization, critics have been heard blaming it for a host of ills afflicting poorer nations, everything from child labor to environmental degradation and cultural homogenization. Now Jagdish Bhagwati, the internationally renowned economist, takes on the critics, revealing that globalization, when properly governed, is in fact the most powerful force for social good in the world today. Drawing on his unparalleled knowledge of international and development economics, Bhagwati explains why the "gotcha" examples of the critics are often not as compelling as they seem. With the wit and wisdom for which he is renowned, Bhagwati convincingly shows that globalization is part of the solution, not part of the problem.
This edition features a new afterword by the author, in which he counters recent writings by prominent journalist Thomas Friedman and the Nobel Laureate economist Paul Samuelson and argues that current anxieties about the economic implications of globalization are just as unfounded as were the concerns about its social effects.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Comprehensive
I must say it took me a bit to get through the book - however here are a few pointers
1. This is a comprehensive overview of Globalization as we know and understand it.
2. The reasoning is coherent, and sometimes the facts are totally unexpected / surprising.
3. The book is chock-a-block with references - extremely well researched
4. This book is not for beginners - it is fact based, slightly dense at times but then again, much much easier to understand than a standard text ... Read More
Rating:  - A very good book and an important one indeed
In rather readable style - I just love his sense of humour - Professor Bhagwati (JB) sets out his case in favour of globalisation.
Part One sets out the arguments of the anti-globalisation movement. It would appear that a whole load of other issues not connected to globalisation found a home in the anti-globalisation movement, anti-Americanism being one of them. JB also notes that students of economics tend to be in favour of globalisation and that those opposed to globalisation rarely know ... Read More
Rating: - In Defnse of Globilization
a well built construction of what is globalization and the reason to apply to it . Interesting. Engrosing and over all illustrative of a "global" phemomenon that reaches everybody and also determines the future of the world and humankind .In Defense of Globalization: With a New Afterword
Rating: - Cheers for trade and foreign investment
"In Defense of Globalization" is a point by point rebuttal of the cacophony of arguments put up by the so-called anti-globalization movement. Jagdish Bhagwati employs wit and facts to set the record straight and as a native of India, he speaks first hand about the defects of the state-managed semi-closed economy of his youth (although he does not contend it was all bad).
I did have to dock one star for the often self-reverential commentary. He also makes some arguments that he thinks are ... Read More
Rating: - A masterpiece
PART I: Hypothesis and Framework
Although there is a glut of literature and debate on the subject of globalization, Jagdish Bhagwati chooses to weigh in again upon this controversial subject. Bhagwati sees that the debate on globalization has become weighed down by passionate, if uninformed, arguments on the one side, and fragmented, overly optimistic responses on the other. The forces of anti-globalization- be they the ground troops seen dressed as turtles at trade summits, or the more informed ... Read More
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