Against the Dead Hand: The Uncertain Struggle for Global Capitalism
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ISBN: 0471442771 / Publisher: Wiley, December 2001
Lindsey (Cato Institute, Washington, DC), founder-director of the Center for Trade Policy Studies, presents a contrarian view on the conventional wisdom that globalization is the driving force behind current international economics. From a stance of tempered liberal optimism, he argues that globalization is the result, not cause, of the breakdown of failed collectivist economies and trade liberalization. His epilogue addressing the 9/11 attacks concludes that Islamist radicals will meet the same fate as other Industrial counter- Revolution movements. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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A refreshing, insightful look into the political and economic dynamics driving globalization today Globalization: it's earlier than you think. That's the provocative message of Against the Dead Hand, which traces the rise and fall of the century-long dream of central planning and top-down control and its impact on globalization-revealing the extent to which the "dead hand" of the old collectivist dream still shapes the contours of today's world economy. Mixing historical narrative, thought-provoking arguments, and on-the-scene reporting and interviews, Brink Lindsey shows how the economy has grown up amidst the wreckage of the old regime-detailing how that wreckage constrains the present and obscures the future. He conveys a clearer picture of globalization's current state than the current conventional wisdom, providing a framework for anticipating the future direction of the world economy.
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