Why globalization works for America : how nationalist trade policies are destroying our country / Edward Goldberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldberg, Edward, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization--Economic aspects--United States.

Globalization.

Globalization--Economic aspects.

Nationalism--Economic aspects.

Nationalism.

United States.

Nationalism--Economic aspects--United States.

United States--Commercial policy.

Commercial policy.

United States--Foreign economic relations.

International economic relations.

United States--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

x, 190 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

[Lincoln, Nebraska] : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2020]

Summary:

"In Why Globalization Works for America, the author explains why globalization is here to stay, why America is the winner in the game of globalization, and why all the king's horses and all the king's men can't put the Humpty Dumpty of yesterday's nonglobalized world back together again"-- Provided by publisher.

"Blue-collar job loss, immigration, trade deficits- Americans blame globalization for a host of problems. Indeed, even in a political system split by fundamental divisions, populists and progressives alike belong to a chorus that decries globalization's effects on our politics, way of life, and interactions with the world. Yet the United States is the biggest beneficiary of the global economy it has helped to create. Edward Goldberg argues that globalization is the economic and cultural version of evolution, a natural process that pushes people into more efficient behavior influenced by the market and our human need to explore, change, and grow. Properly implemented, it propels cultures and societies forward as one new idea challenges or blends into another. Harmful nationalist policies have arisen because Americans do not equally share globalization's benefits, a situation made worse by the government's refusal to implement policies that would mitigate the rampant inequalities. A bold challenge to popular opinion this book offers a historically informed analysis of why we should celebrate globalization's place in our lives."--jacket

Contents:

Big victory but no parade

"Make it like it was," or the three reasons why the counter-revolution against globalization will fail

A disturbance in the force

The great fissure : how the underlying problems of Downtown Abbey resonate in America today

Becoming less great

We have nothing to fear but fear itself

Tomorrow.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781640123014

1640123016

OCLC:

1120131668