RAC Open World Author: Philippe Legrain Trade Paperback Temporarily Unavailable to Order The vendor has indicated there is currently no stock of this title . Please select another item. Our Price: $27.95 You could save $2.80 (10%) with our iREWARDS Program ISBN: 034911644X Published: January 2003 | Published by Little, Brown & Company From the Publisher Globalization is one of the most controversial issues in the world today. While protestors take to the streets at international summits, it is becoming conventional wisdom that companies are taking over the world, that governments' ability to tax, spend and regulate is under threat from global competition, that globalization harms the poor and that democracy is at risk. The author of this text argues that this is not so. Aiming to demolish some of these myths, Legrain shows how, without globalization, the poor are never going to get richer. It is simply the only way, he argues, to give governments the means to combat poverty: money for schools, hospitals and welfare. Focusing on the history of world trade as well as topical issues such as the power of corporations, whether globalization is bad for poor countries, whether it threatens the environment and Americanizes indigenous cultures, Philippe Legrain shows why elected governments are still very much in control and why a more open world offers greater opportunity for everyone, rich and poor, to better their lives. Info Desk iREWARDS Program About Our Company Affiliate Opportunities Careers Contact Us Corporate Sales Gift Certificates Privacy Policy Shipping Rates Store Locations Wish List chapters.indigo.ca: books Shopping Bag | Account Centre | Wish List | Help iREWARDS Program | Corporate Sales | Store Locations All Products Books DVD Video Gifts Books Advanced Search Search Tips About this Book From the Publisher Browse Books Art and Architecture Audiobooks Biography & Memoir Business and Finance Children's Books Computers Entertainment Family and Relationships Fiction and Literature Food and Drink Health and Well Being History Home and Garden Mystery and Suspense Reference and Language Religion and Spirituality Romance Science and Nature Science Fiction and Fantasy Social and Cultural Studies Sports Travel Coles Notes . Books at Chapters and Chapters Bookstore Indigo Canada • Indigo Bookstore • Chapters Com • Chapters In Montreal • Chapters.Indigo.ca • Chapters London • Chapters Hours • Chapters Sudbury • Chapters.Indigo.ca • www.Chapters.com • Chapters Book Store • Chapters Books Vancouver • Chapters Indigo Toronto • Chapters In Montreal • Chapters Book Store • Shop Canada • Chapters Indigo Ca Wptelus • Coles, Canada • Chapters Website • Chapters Sudbury • www.Chapters.com • Chapters Book Store Ottawa • www.Chapters.Indigo.ca • Canadian Jewellery Stores • Chapters Com • . For more used books and discount textbooks at Chapters Indigo online bookstore, follow this link.