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The wealth of the world and the poverty of nations / Daniel Cohen ; translated by Jacqueline Lindenfeld.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cohen, Daniel, 1953-2023.
- Series:
- The MIT Press Series
- Standardized Title:
- Richesse du monde, pauvreté des nations. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International economic relations.
- Economic development.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (136 p. )
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1998.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Cohen argues that our own propensity for transforming the nature of work has created a niche for globalization and given it an ominous dimension, causing some to reject it. Pursuing this erroneous line of thought will place the battle for social welfare "on the sidelines" when it should be fought "on the inside.".
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 The Poverty of the World
- 2 A Tale of Two Cities
- 3 The Great Fear of the Western World
- 4 The Third Industrial Revolution
- 5 Assortative Matching
- 6 Unemployment and Exclusion
- 7 The Poverty of Politics
- Conclusion
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [127]-134) and index.
- OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-262-27060-9
- 0-585-00284-3
- OCLC:
- 42328562
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