Globalization : what's new / edited by Michael M. Weinstein.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Weinstein, Michael M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International trade.

International economic relations.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From the streets of Seattle to corporate boardrooms to new factories in third-world nations, globalization is subject to very different and often explosively divergent interpretations. Where some see globalization as driving poor countries into further poverty, others see it as the path to economic salvation and democratic rule. With original contributions from ten eminent economists, Globalization: What's New cuts through the confusion and rhetoric to offer straightforward, incisive analysis of globalization and its future.Coming from some of globalization's most prominent supporters (David

Contents:

Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Disclaimer; 1 Introduction: Michael M. Weinstein; 2 Trade and Globalization: Douglas A. Irwin; 3 Capital Flows, Financial Crises, and Public Policy: Charles W. Calomiris; 4 Globalization and Immigration: George J. Borjas; 5 Globalization, Poverty, and Inequality: David Dollar; 6 The Environment and Economic Globalization: Jeffrey A. Frankel; 7 The Rich Have Markets, The Poor Have Bureaucrats: William Easterly; 8: Feasible Globalizations: Dani Rodrik; 9: Globalization and Patterns of Economic Growth: Jeffrey D. Sachs

10: The Overselling of Globalization: Joseph E. Stiglitz About the Contributors; Index

Notes:

"A Council on Foreign Relations book"--Half t.p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780231508858

0231508859

OCLC:

826479018