In defense of globalization

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Title:

In defense of globalization

Author:

Bhagwati, Jagdish N., 1934-

ISBN:

9780195330939

Personal Author:

Bhagwati, Jagdish N., 1934-

Publication Information:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2007.

Physical Description:

xiii, 330 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

General Note:

"A Council on Foreign Relations Book."

Contents:

1. Anti-Globalization: Why? -- 2. Globalization: Socially, Not Just Economically, Benign -- 3. Globalization Is Good but Not Good Enough -- 4. Non-Government Organizations -- 5. Poverty: Enhanced or Dimished? -- 6. Child Labor: Increased or Reduced? -- 7. Women: Harmed or Helped? -- 8. Democracy at Bay? -- 9. Culture Imperiled or Enriched? -- 10. Wages and Labor Standards at Stake? -- 11. Environment in Peril? -- 12. Corporations: Predatory or Beneficial? -- 13. The Perils of Gung-ho International Financial Capitalism -- 14. International Flows of Humanity -- 15. Appropriate Governance: An Overview -- 16. Coping with Downsides -- 17. Accelerating the Achievement of Social Agendas -- 18. Managing Transitions: Optimal, Not Maximal, Speed -- 19. And So, Let Us Begin Anew.

Subject Term:

Globalization -- Economic aspects.

Globalization -- Social aspects.

Anti-globalization movement.

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Summary

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.