Why Globalization Works

A bestseller in hardback, this book offers a powerful defence of the global market economy. Martin Wolf explains how globalization works, critiques the charges against it, argues that the biggest obstacle to global economic progress has been the failure not of the market but of governments, and offers a realistic scenario for economic internationalism in the post-9/11 age. For this paperback edition, Wolf provides a new introduction to update the debate. "Let a splendid new book on globalization be the last for a while: it will not be bettered soon ...Why Globalization Works is the fullest and most sophisticated treatment to date of the case for globalization. All the topics Wolf addresses have been addressed elsewhere, but never before with such depth of thinking, and in one place ...The definitive treatment of the subject, and an absorbing read." Economist "Accessible and clearly argued ...A wealth of material on every page." Bruce Bartlett, The Wall Street Journal "No one has summarised more coherently the recent, voluminous research ...Elegantly and persuasively, Wolf marshals the facts." Niall Ferguson, Sunday Telegraph "A necessary and compelling read for all who want to understand the logic of unfolding events." Robert Skidelsky, New Statesman "Meticulous, well-structured, and persuasive." Martin Vander Weyer, Spectator

ISBN 0300107773   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9780300107777 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 322 Publisher Yale University Press   Published in New Haven Imprint Yale University Press   Series title Yale Nota Bene S. Format Paperback   Previous ISBN 9780300102529 Publication date 04 Feb 2005   Height (mm) 197 Library of Congress HB   Width (mm) 127 DEWEY 337   Spine width (mm) 25 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Professional / Scholarly Pages 416

"Splendid... The definitive treatment of the subject, and an absorbing read." Economist; "A wealth of material on every page." Wall Street Journal "Let a splendid new book on globalization be the last for a while: it will not be bettered soon... Why Globalization Works is the fullest and most sophisticated treatment to date of the case for globalization. All the topics Wolf addresses have been addressed elsewhere, but never before with such depth of thinking, and in one place... The definitive treatment of the subject, and an absorbing read." Economist; "Accessible and clearly argued... A wealth of material on every page." Bruce Bartlett, The Wall Street Journal; "No one has summarised more coherently the recent, voluminous research... Elegantly and persuasively, Wolf marshals the facts." Niall Ferguson, Sunday Telegraph; "A necessary and compelling read for all who want to understand the logic of unfolding events." Robert Skidelsky, New Statesman; "Meticulous, well-structured, and persuasive." Martin Vander Weyer, Spectator"

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