In Defense of Globalization
by Bhagwati, Jagdish
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- Hardcover
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- As New Reading Copy/Rubbed/Minor Scratch
- ISBN 10
- 0195170253
- ISBN 13
- 9780195170252
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Synopsis
The riot-torn meeting of the World Trade Organization in Seattle in 1999 was only the most dramatic sign of the intensely passionate debate now raging over globalization, which critics blame for everything from child labor to environmental degradation, cultural homogenization, and a host ofother ills afflicting poorer nations. Now Jagdish Bhagwati, the internationally renowned economist known equally for the clarity of his arguments and the sharpness of his pen, 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 onhis unparalleled knowledge of international economics, Bhagwati explains why the "gotcha" examples of the critics are often not as they seem, and that in fact globalization often alleviates many of the problems for which it has been blamed...
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- Title
- In Defense of Globalization
- Author
- Bhagwati, Jagdish
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Rubbed/Minor Scratch
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2004, 3rd printing.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0195170253
- ISBN 13
- 9780195170252
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- In Stock.Ships from CA, USA
- This edition first published
- March 1, 2004
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