The Race to the Top: The Real Story of Globalization - Hardcover

Lasson, Tomas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1930865147 ISBN 13: 9781930865143

Publisher: Cato Institute, 2001

Synopsis

Larsson takes the reader on a fast-paced, worldwide journey that extends from the slums of Rio to the brothels of Bangkok and shows what access to global markets means for those struggling to get ahead in the world.

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From Library Journal:

Until recently, both the American mindset and the American economy have been particularly insular. Larsson, a doctoral student and freelance writer, brings home the new world perspective in this highly personal book about the effects of globalization on large and small companies in various communities throughout the world. A Swede by birth, Larsson writes from the unusual perspective (for American readers) of firsthand experiences in Brazil, Hong Kong, and Thailand (he has a Thai wife). In this respect, his book has considerable value and makes a good companion to Thomas L. Friedman's recent overview of globalization, The Lexus and the Olive Tree (LJ 4/15/99). Larsson, who focuses on the more positive results of a global economy, provides a number of noteworthy comments on concepts such as "dumping" as it relates to prosperity, though he illustrates his points heavily with anecdotes rather than charts and figures. Libraries that specialize in economics may find this book of value. Steven Silkunas, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, Philadelphia
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review:

[Larsson] combines a command of statistics and economic theory with the stories of real people thriving in the globalized world." -- Wall Street Journal, December 5, 2001

About this edition

• Publisher: Cato Institute
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1930865147
• ISBN 13: 9781930865143
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 150