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In defense of globalization /

In the passionate debate that currently rages over globalization, critics have been heard blaming it for a host of ills afflicting poorer nations, everything from child labor to environmental degradation and cultural homogenization. Now Jagdish Bhagwati, the internationally renowned economist, takes...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bhagwati, Jagdish N., 1934-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Anti-Globalization: Why?
  • 2. Globalization: Socially, Not Just Economically, Benign
  • 3. Globalization Is Good but Not Good Enough
  • 4. Non-Government Organizations
  • 5. Poverty: Enhanced or Dimished?
  • 6. Child Labor: Increased or Reduced?
  • 7. Women: Harmed or Helped?
  • 8. Democracy at Bay?
  • 9. Culture Imperiled or Enriched?
  • 10. Wages and Labor Standards at Stake?
  • 11. Environment in Peril?
  • 12. Corporations: Predatory or Beneficial?
  • 13. The Perils of Gung-ho International Financial Capitalism
  • 14. International Flows of Humanity
  • 15. Appropriate Governance: An Overview
  • 16. Coping with Downsides
  • 17. Accelerating the Achievement of Social Agendas
  • 18. Managing Transitions: Optimal, Not Maximal, Speed
  • 19. And So, Let Us Begin Anew.