"The book's strength lies in its clear application of basic economic principles to reveal the hidden logic (and illogic) of claims about globalization's causes and effects.„ (Choice, April 2009)
“In the process of dispelling. simplistic myths of economic globalization, Greenwald and Kahn present an alternative history based on facts. Refreshingly, their conclusions cut across traditional ideological chasms. Greenwald and Kahn challenge much of the conventional knowledge about globalization and offer investors a long-run look into macroeconomic developments. They present intriguing insights based on facts rather than political ideology. That's exactly what Foolish investors want to hear.„ (Motley Fool)
“Columbia professor and economist Bruce Greenwald, abetted by collaborator Judd Kahn, deftly punctures the prevailing wisdom on the effects of international trade, arguing that most of the books and reporting on the subject deal with this complex, multidimensional phenomenon simplistically, anecdotally and incorrectly. It's not globalization that's screwing things up. On the contrary. Overriding local political and economic interests subvert the flow of commerce, which introduces disparities and deficits that result in trade imbalances, inflation, deflation and unemployment.„-Richard Pachter, “Globalization myths debunked,„ ( The Miami Herald)
“The list of globalization errors (both pro and con) is long, and makes fertile territory for Bruce Greenwald and Judd Kahn in „Globalization.“ The authors, a Columbia Business School professor and a historian, respectively, argue that local decision-making, productivity-enhancing technological change, and the growing demand for services will be the key forces shaping our futures -- not globalization, meaning the global flow of goods and capital. this work is a crisp, provocative addition to the debate on globalization. It's well worth a look, particularly as a counterbalance to prevailing globalization „wisdom.“ (Rick Carew, The Wall Street Journal)
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von Bruce C. N. Greenwald und Judd Kahn"A creative and original work from one of this country's greatest minds. Greenwald cuts through the clichés and conventional wisdom to give readers a true understanding of the forces that are shaping the world. He dispels myths and provides an insightful guide for governments and businesses that need to know how to cope with globalization.„ -JOSEPH E. STIGLITZ, Nobel Laureate in Economics, 2001
“Absolutely the smartest book on globalization yet. No ideological ax-grinding, fact-freeassertion, or mindless extrapolation. Just brilliant insights, compelling predictions, plain speaking, and an unrivalled command of data and business behavior. Globalization confirms Bruce Greenwald's iconic status as a corporate strategy guru who understands how the global economy really works and can explain it to the rest of us.„ -SYLVIA NASAR, author of A Beautiful Mind
“Guess what? The world isn't flat, the sky isn't falling, and we can't blame our economic woes on globalization. In Globalization, Bruce Greenwald and Judd Kahn explode the myths that have polarized the globalization debate and address the provocative questions that urgently need to be confronted.„ -JAMES B. STEWART, author of Den of Thieves, and Bloomberg Professor of Business and Financial Journalism, Columbia University
“This book is not only a provocative contemplation of the global economy and its future. It is a vehicle for rich insights and original observations on the world economy from the dawn of the modern age to the tumultuous present--most of them, astonishingly, unpublished until now and all delivered in one punchy style." -EDMUND PHELPS, Director, Center on Capitalism and Society, Columbia University, and winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Economic Science
