The globalization paradox
Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: W. W. Norton & Company, 2011Description: xxii, 346 p. 21 cm.ISBN:- 9780393341287
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Includes index. TOC:-- Introduction: Recasting globalization's narrative-- 1. Of markets and states: globalization in history's mirror-- 2. The rise and fall of the first great globalization-- 3. Why doesn't everyone get the case for free trade?-- 4. Bretton Woods, GATT, and the WTO: trade in a politicized world-- 5. Financial globalization follies-- 6. The foxes and hedgehogs of finance-- 7. Poor countries in a rich world-- 8. Trade fundamentalism in the tropics-- 9. The political trilemma of the world economy-- 10. Is global governance feasible? Is it desirable?-- 11. Designing capitalism 3.0-- 12. A sane globalization-- Afterword: A bedtime story for grown-ups--
In this eloquent challenge to the reigning wisdom on globalization, Dani Rodrik reminds us of the importance of the nation-state, arguing forcefully that when the social arrangements of democracies inevitably clash with the international demands of globalization, national priorities should take precedence. Combining history with insight, humor with good-natured critique, Rodrik’s case for a customizable globalization supported by a light frame of international rules shows the way to a balanced prosperity as we confront today’s global challenges in trade, finance, and labor markets.