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Title
In defense of globalization / Jagdish Bhagwati.
Published
New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Call Number
HF1359 .B499 2004
ISBN
0195170253 (cloth : alk. paper)
Description
xi, 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)53325095
Note
"A Council on Foreign Relations Book."
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-296) and index.
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Table of Contents
Preface
1
Anti-Globalization: Why?
3
2
Globalization: Socially, Not Just Economically, Benign
28
3
Globalization Is Good but Not Good Enough
32
4
Non-Government Organizations
36
5
Poverty: Enhanced or Dimished?
51
6
Child Labor: Increased or Reduced?
68
7
Women: Harmed or Helped?
73
8
Democracy at Bay?
92
9
Culture Imperiled or Enriched?
106
10
Wages and Labor Standards at Stake?
122
11
Environment in Peril?
135
12
Corporations: Predatory or Beneficial?
162
13
The Perils of Gung-ho International Financial Capitalism
199
14
International Flows of Humanity
208
15
Appropriate Governance: An Overview
221
16
Coping with Downsides
228
17
Accelerating the Achievement of Social Agendas
240
18
Managing Transitions: Optimal, Not Maximal, Speed
253
19
And So, Let Us Begin Anew
265
Glossary: Acronyms, Phrases and Concepts
267
Notes
273
Index
297