The SwB Store is divided into a number of ministores, each listing different products such as for Books, eBooks, Audiobooks, Music CDs, Documentaries, Journal Subscriptions, Educational Material Maps and so on. The Books Ministore is what we have started with, and from time to time we will add more.
Summary
The meeting of the World Trade Organization in Seattle in 1999 was a sign of the intensely passionate debate now raging over globalization, which critics blame for everything from child labour to environment degradation, cultural homogenization, and a host of other ills afflicting poorer nations. Jagdish Bhagwati, the internationally renowned economist known equally for the clarity of his arguments and the sharpness of his pen, 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 economics, the author shows how economic growth, when coupled with the appropriate environment safeguards does not necessarily increase pollution. And to counter the charge that globalization leads to cultural hegemony, Bhagwati points to the example of Salman Rushdie, a writer who blends Bombay slang and impeccable English in novels touched by magic realism borrowed from South American writers. Globalization leads not to cultural white bread but to a spicy hybrid of cultures. Anyone who wants to understand what's at stake in the globalization wars must read In Defense of Globalization
Economics
Author Information & Reviews
