In defense of globalization
In the passionate debate over globalization, critics have blamed it for a host of ills afflicting poorer nations, everything from child labor to environmental degradation and cultural homogenization. Now the economist, Bhagwati, reveals that globalization, when properly governed, is in fact the most...
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Oxford New York
Oxford University Press
2007
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Table of 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