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Record Nr.

UNINA9911004895303321

Autore

Larsson Tomas <1966->

Titolo

The race to the top : the real story of globalization / / Tomas Larsson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : CATO, c2001

ISBN

9786611905576

9781281905574

1281905577

9781933995861

1933995866

9781597340663

1597340669

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (180 p.)

Disciplina

337

337 21

Soggetti

International trade - Social aspects

International trade - Effect of technological innovations on

Free trade - Social aspects - Developing countries

Globalization - Economic aspects - Developing countries

Globalization - Social aspects - Developing countries

International economic relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A revision and expansion of the book originally published by Timbro in Swedish as Varldens Klassresa (1999)"--Introd.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-155) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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



Sommario/riassunto

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.