LEADER 03810nam 2200889Ia 450 001 9911004895303321 005 20251116174323.0 010 $a9786611905576 010 $a9781281905574 010 $a1281905577 010 $a9781933995861 010 $a1933995866 010 $a9781597340663 010 $a1597340669 035 $a(CKB)1000000000335513 035 $a(EBL)231614 035 $a(OCoLC)475937802 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000647360 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11435721 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000647360 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10594081 035 $a(PQKB)11032522 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000307576 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12133907 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000307576 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10250176 035 $a(PQKB)11354989 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC231614 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL231614 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10379666 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL190557 035 $a(OCoLC)615600510 035 $a(Perlego)532599 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC686371 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL686371 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000335513 100 $a20010808d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe race to the top $ethe real story of globalization /$fTomas Larsson 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cCATO$dc2001 215 $a1 online resource (180 p.) 300 $a"A revision and expansion of the book originally published by Timbro in Swedish as Varldens Klassresa (1999)"--Introd. 311 08$a9781930865150 311 08$a1930865155 311 08$a9781930865143 311 08$a1930865147 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 149-155) and index. 327 $aTable 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 327 $aReferencesIndex; About the Author; A World Connected; Cato Institute 330 $aEconomists 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. 606 $aInternational trade$xSocial aspects 606 $aInternational trade$xEffect of technological innovations on 606 $aFree trade$xSocial aspects$zDeveloping countries 606 $aGlobalization$xEconomic aspects$zDeveloping countries 606 $aGlobalization$xSocial aspects$zDeveloping countries 606 $aInternational economic relations 615 0$aInternational trade$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aInternational trade$xEffect of technological innovations on. 615 0$aFree trade$xSocial aspects 615 0$aGlobalization$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aGlobalization$xSocial aspects 615 0$aInternational economic relations. 676 $a337 676 $a337 21 700 $aLarsson$b Tomas$f1966-$01822056 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911004895303321 996 $aThe race to the top$94388108 997 $aUNINA