In Defense of Globalization: With a New Afterword (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780195330939)

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 on the critics, revealing that globalization, when properly governed, is in fact the most powerful force for social good in the world today. Drawing on his unparalleled knowledge of international and development economics, Bhagwati explains why the "gotcha" examples of the critics are often not as compelling as they seem. With the wit and wisdom for which he is renowned, Bhagwati convincingly shows that globalization is part of the solution, not part of the problem.

This edition features a new afterword by the author, in which he counters recent writings by prominent journalist Thomas Friedman and the Nobel Laureate economist Paul Samuelson and argues that current anxieties about the economic implications of globalization are just as unfounded as were the concerns about its social effects.

Author: Jagdish Bhagwati
ISBN-10: 0195330935
ISBN-13: 9780195330939
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 09/04/2007
Pages: 344
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 09/23/2007 pg. 28