03810nam 2200889Ia 450 991100489530332120251116174323.09786611905576978128190557412819055779781933995861193399586697815973406631597340669(CKB)1000000000335513(EBL)231614(OCoLC)475937802(SSID)ssj0000647360(PQKBManifestationID)11435721(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000647360(PQKBWorkID)10594081(PQKB)11032522(SSID)ssj0000307576(PQKBManifestationID)12133907(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000307576(PQKBWorkID)10250176(PQKB)11354989(MiAaPQ)EBC231614(Au-PeEL)EBL231614(CaPaEBR)ebr10379666(CaONFJC)MIL190557(OCoLC)615600510(Perlego)532599(MiAaPQ)EBC686371(Au-PeEL)EBL686371(EXLCZ)99100000000033551320010808d2001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe race to the top the real story of globalization /Tomas Larsson1st ed.Washington, D.C. CATOc20011 online resource (180 p.)"A revision and expansion of the book originally published by Timbro in Swedish as Varldens Klassresa (1999)"--Introd.9781930865150 1930865155 9781930865143 1930865147 Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-155) and index.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; NotesReferencesIndex; About the Author; A World Connected; Cato InstituteEconomists 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.International tradeSocial aspectsInternational tradeEffect of technological innovations onFree tradeSocial aspectsDeveloping countriesGlobalizationEconomic aspectsDeveloping countriesGlobalizationSocial aspectsDeveloping countriesInternational economic relationsInternational tradeSocial aspects.International tradeEffect of technological innovations on.Free tradeSocial aspectsGlobalizationEconomic aspectsGlobalizationSocial aspectsInternational economic relations.337337 21Larsson Tomas1966-1822056MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911004895303321The race to the top4388108UNINA