Book : The Globalization Paradox Democracy And The Future Of

-Titulo Original : The Globalization Paradox Democracy And The Future Of The World Economy

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W. W. Norton & Company

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Cogent, well-written . . . critiques unalloyed globalization enthusiasts, taking aim at their desire to fully liberalize foreign trade ad capital movements. Foreign Affairs 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. Review Required reading for those who seek to prevent the financial crises and unfair trade practices that feed the backlash against the open markets. Nouriel Roubini, coauthor of Crisis Economics: A Crash Course in the Future of FinanceDani Rodrik may be globalization’s most prominent and most thoughtful gadfly. In The Globalization Paradox he wonders aloud whether extreme globalization undermines democracy and vice versa. Read it and you’ll wonder too. Alan S. Blinder, former vice chairman of the Federal Reserves Board of GovernorsTakes on the biggest issue of our time globalization and eloquently enlarges the debate about the extent and limits of global cooperation. Gordon Brown, former British Prime MinisterIn this cogent, well-written book, Rodrik, a Harvard economist, critiques unalloyed globalization enthusiasts, taking aim at their desire to fully liberalize foreign trade and capital movements. Richard N. Cooper, Foreign AffairsAlthough [Rodrik’s] message is nuanced and rigorous, drawing on history, logic and the latest economic data, he manages to convey it in simple, powerful prose that any reader can follow. . . . A much-needed addendum to [Adam] Smith’s famous formulation. Steven Pearlstein, Washington PostSimply the best recent treatment of the globalization dilemma that I’ve read, by an economist or anyone else. . . . He gives us nothing less than a general theory of globalization, development, democracy, and the state. The book provides the pleasure of following a thoughtful, critical mind working through a complex puzzle. Rodrik writes in highly friendly and nontechnical prose, blending a wide-ranging knowledge of economic history and politics and a gentle, occasionally incredulous, skepticism about the narrow and distorting lens of his fellow economists. Robert Kuttner, American ProspectA Big Book, one that may shape a new way of thinking about the global economy. . . . The style is conversational, but sweeping and authoritative professorial in the positive sense. Rodrik is less of a polemicist . . . preferring to stay inside the tent, but he can pack a polite punch when necessary. Duncan Green, Oxfam International, author of From Poverty to PowerMr. Rodrik is exactly what the doctor ordered because economics over the past few years has become hyper-politicized (thank you, Paul Krugman) yet never more dismal. Well-written, witty, crafted by an author who doesn’t jump the Freakonomics shark, The Globalization Paradox reminds us that economists don’t exist without data, and data comes, ultimately, from the vision and labor of those in the marketplace. Robert Nersesian, New York Journal of Books About the Author Dani Rodrik, a prize-winning economist, is the Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy at Harvards John F. Kennedy School of Government. He is the author of The Globalization Paradox and Economics Rules.