The Race to the Top : The Real Story of Globalization


Tomas. Larsson
Bok Engelsk 2001 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Utgitt
Washington : : Cato Institute, , 2001.
Omfang
1 online resource (180 p.)
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Table of Contents; Introduction; 1. Thailand - A Global Brothel; 2. Brazilianization; 3. The Real 20/80 Society; 4. Legacies of the Ipanema Left; 5. The Isolation Trap; 6. Unfair Trade; 7. The WTO Trap; 8. Good Times, Bad Policy; 9. Trading Up; 10. Errors of the Free Traders; 11. The Cult of Secrecy; 12. The Mental Wall; 13. Third Ways; 14. The Future Is Open; 15. French Fries vs.the Goddess of the Sea; 16. The Freedom Gap; 17. Watch the Grass Grow; 18. Changing Crony Capitalism; 19. A Course in Corruption; 20. Making It Happen; 21. ""We Are All Globalizers Now""; 22. Trial by Fire; Notes. - ReferencesIndex; About the Author; A World Connected; Cato Institute. - Economists who write about the benefits of globalization often rely solely on statistics, while journalists often use anecdotes and little economic analysis to paint a dim picture of globalization. Swedish journalist Tomas Larsson, whose travels have taken him from Thai brothels to Brazilian shantytowns, avoids those pitfalls in his new book.
Emner
Sjanger
Dewey
337
ISBN
1930865147. - 1930865155

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