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UNINA9911004895303321 |
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Autore |
Larsson Tomas <1966-> |
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Titolo |
The race to the top : the real story of globalization / / Tomas Larsson |
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Washington, D.C., : CATO, c2001 |
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9786611905576 |
9781281905574 |
1281905577 |
9781933995861 |
1933995866 |
9781597340663 |
1597340669 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (180 p.) |
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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 |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"A revision and expansion of the book originally published by Timbro in Swedish as Varldens Klassresa (1999)"--Introd. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-155) and index. |
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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 |
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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. |
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UNISA996674682303316 |
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Autore |
HEIDENSTAM, Verner : von |
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Verner von Heidenstam / [a cura di Carlo Picchio] |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Milano, : Club degli editori, 1981 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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XXXIV, 746 p. : 1 ritratto ; 20 cm |
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In copertina: 1916 |
Edizione speciale del Club degli editori su licenza della casa editrice Sonzogno e della Rizzoli editore |
Contiene: Anni di peregrinazioni e di vagabondaggio ; Hans Alienus ; I soldati di Carlo 12. ; Il pellegrinaggio di santa Brigida ; Quando fiorivano i castagni |
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