George Soros on globalization

by Soros, George

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Full title :George Soros on globalization

Summary

As the the global economy becomes at once a fact of everyday life and the inspiration for violent protest, George Soros offers his provocative analysis of globalization and outlines a new agenda for the leading nations of the world. During the 1990s, "globalization" has become a buzzword for everything that is happening in the world economy or even in international relations generally. However, even a cursory glance at recent headlines reveals, not everyone is happy with globalization. Violent protests are now a regular feature of international summit meetings, and many young people have expressed their strong opposition to policies that they see as enriching the rich at the expense of workers, the environment, and traditional culture. As the world economy has transformed in the 1990s and early 2000s, no individual has grappled with the social and political implications of globalization more than George Soros.

In this book, Soros seeks to assess not merely how well the world's financial institutions have fulfilled their larger mission of helping the entire world strive for prosperity, but also to point the way toward fixing the problems that have emerged in the globalization regime as a whole. Unlike other proponents of globalization, Soros does not dismiss the criticisms of the protesters; indeed, he welcomes them and acknowledges that in many ways the protesters have a clearer view of the issues at stake than the bankers and bureaucrats do. We ignore the protesters' message, Soros warns, at our peril.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2002

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):PublicAffairs
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2002

The Physical Object

Description:xvi, 191 s. : : illustrations ; : 21 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1586481258, 9781586481254
oclc:ocn463936000
LC Classification:HF1359
Dewey Decimal:337

Subjects

Commerce international Globalisering Globalization -- Economic aspects IMF International economic relations International finance international trade Mondialisation Multinationale selskaber WTO