04065nam 2200769 a 450 991045836610332120200520144314.01-281-12529-697866111252950-226-03655-310.7208/9780226036557(CKB)1000000000404269(EBL)408204(OCoLC)261340245(SSID)ssj0000277762(PQKBManifestationID)11195538(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000277762(PQKBWorkID)10240771(PQKB)11718202(StDuBDS)EDZ0000115730(MiAaPQ)EBC408204(DE-B1597)524846(OCoLC)781253686(DE-B1597)9780226036557(Au-PeEL)EBL408204(CaPaEBR)ebr10210027(CaONFJC)MIL112529(EXLCZ)99100000000040426920030624d2004 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrChallenges to globalization[electronic resource] analyzing the economics /edited by Robert E. Baldwin and L. Alan WintersChicago University of Chicago Press20041 online resource (560 p.)National Bureau of Economic Research conference reportDescription based upon print version of record.0-226-03616-2 0-226-03615-4 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.1. The critics -- 2. Trade flows and their consequences -- 3. Factor markets : labor -- 4. Factor markets capital -- 5. Macroeconomics.People passionately disagree about the nature of the globalization process. The failure of both the 1999 and 2003 World Trade Organization's (WTO) ministerial conferences in Seattle and Cancun, respectively, have highlighted the tensions among official, international organizations like the WTO, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, nongovernmental and private sector organizations, and some developing country governments. These tensions are commonly attributed to longstanding disagreements over such issues as labor rights, environmental standards, and tariff-cutting rules. In addition, developing countries are increasingly resentful of the burdens of adjustment placed on them that they argue are not matched by commensurate commitments from developed countries. Challenges to Globalization evaluates the arguments of pro-globalists and anti-globalists regarding issues such as globalization's relationship to democracy, its impact on the environment and on labor markets including the brain drain, sweat shop labor, wage levels, and changes in production processes, and the associated expansion of trade and its effects on prices. Baldwin, Winters, and the contributors to this volume look at multinational firms, foreign investment, and mergers and acquisitions and present surprising findings that often run counter to the claim that multinational firms primarily seek countries with low wage labor. The book closes with papers on financial opening and on the relationship between international economic policies and national economic growth rates.National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.International economic relationsGlobalizationPressure groupsIncome distributionHuman rightsElectronic books.International economic relations.Globalization.Pressure groups.Income distribution.Human rights.337Baldwin Robert E121531Winters L. Alan121344National Bureau of Economic Research.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458366103321Challenges to globalization2061807UNINA