The globalization paradox : democracy and the future of the world economy
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
The globalization paradox : democracy and the future of the world economy
AUTHOR:
Rodrik, Dani
ISBN:
9780393071610
EDITION:
1st ed.
PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York [etc.] : W. W. Norton & Co., 2011
PHYSICAL_DESC:
xxii, 346 p. ; 25 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS:
Recasting globalization's narrative -- Of markets and states: globalization in history's mirror -- The rise and fall of the first great globalization -- Why doesn't everyone get the case for free trade? -- Bretton Woods, GATT, and the WTO: trade in a politicized world -- Financial globalization follies -- The foxes and hedgehogs of finance -- Poor countries in a rich world -- Trade fundamentalism in the tropics -- The political trilemma of the world economy -- Is global governance feasible? Is it desirable? -- Designing capitalism -- A sane globalization -- A bedtime story for grown-ups.
ABSTRACT:
Discusses how democracy and national self-determination cannot be pursued simultaneously with economic globalization and instead promotes customizable globalization with international rules to achieve balanced prosperity.
SUBJECT:
| Globalization -- Economic aspects |
| International economic integration |
| International economic relations |
BIBSUMMARY:
Discusses how democracy and national self-determination cannot be pursued simultaneously with economic globalization and instead promotes customizable globalization with international rules to achieve balanced prosperity.