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A distinguished international economist here offers a powerful defense of global market economy. Martin Wolf explains how globalization works, critiques the charges against it, argues that the biggest obstacle to global economic progress has been the failure not of the market but of governments, and offers a realistic scenario for economic internationalism in the post 9/11 age.-->
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This remarkable book should be read by all those who are interested in the future of the world and how the blessings enjoyed by rich nations could and should become general.
Martin Wolf explains how such progress depends on the spread of liberal capitalism and how this necessarily involves further globalization. He refutes with care and remarkable politeness the ill-considered arguments of his opponents.
The book's outstanding quality derives from the author's passionate goodwill for humanity and the controlled patience which he has brought to the rebuttal of arguments which are often exceedingly weak or even downright silly.
Being on the side of the angels is not enough to produce a great work but, as the author has the additional qualities of an incisive mind and elegant style, the result is a book which will increasingly be recognised as a classic.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Detailed, intelligent and thorough. Unlike other reviewers i felt that quite a bit of knowledge is assumed by Wolf. Wolf also likes to produces pages of numerical evidence in a row which i found exhausting to sift through. I would recommend Johan Norberg's "In Defence of Global Capitalism" as an easier read if you can get a hold of it, though Wolf's covers more ground. Wolf's 3 or 4 word put-downs are almost worth the price of the book themselves.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book provides a powerful argument for governments to encourage rather than hinder the development of a liberal globalized economy. Martin Wolf's thesis is presented intelligently and clearly, and should be comprehensible to non-economists. There is none of the jargon and convoluted discourse, loved by both social scientists and economists, which prevents the reader from truely understanding what the author is saying and hence hiding any illogicality in the arguments.
My main fear was that there would be little in the way of new material for someone who has been an avid reader of Wolf's articles in the FT and who has read other authors on the subject. However, there is such a wealth of interesting detail and originality in the analysis that this book is a must read for everyone.
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Robust and well-written defence of globalisation
Martin Wolf has written a comprehensive yet remarkably succinct account of the benefits of globalisation. Read more
Published 2 months ago by F Henwood
critical primer on why liberal economic regimes are superior
THis is a very well argued book on why the global economic regime as dominated by the West is the best alternative available. Read more
Published 11 months ago by rob crawford
Who's Afraid of China?
The word, globalisation (I prefer the British standard spelling), generates fear, anxiety, anger and righteous indignation in equal measures. But what does globalisation mean? Read more
Published on 29 Oct 2009 by A. O. P. Akemu
the great power of arguments
Quite often I am sad when I see the "topics" being discussed by superficial czech politicians. No wonder that we still lack stable government - more than half the year after the... Read more
Published on 14 Dec 2006 by Radim Petrik
Mr. President, tear down your wall.
I read this book a little after digesting Londonistan and almost as a coincidence we find both authors talking about the same thing but from differing perspectives. Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2006 by Junglies
Globalization endangered?
Martin Wolf is worried that the combination of anti-globalists and the ambiguous attitudes of governments towards globalisation in developed and developing countries can halt even... Read more
Published on 21 Aug 2006
A dense read but a superb one
Martin Wolf aims to write the definitive book on globalisation and he's succeeded. This is not a light read, because Wolf doesn't patronise his readers. Read more
Published on 13 Mar 2006 by EconoCritic
Dishonest and biased
This book contains a lot of facts but is undermined by some sloppy thinking. Wolf runs global integration and the "globalization" which critics are worried about into a single... Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2006 by J. N. Melone
A very good book (even if you are against it)
In coherent and readable style Martin Wolf lays out the case in favour of globalisation. Whether you are in favour or against you should read this book. Read more
Published on 3 Dec 2005 by Thomas Koetzsch
The definitive work on globalisation
Why is this book so good? Because it is so very readable. Wolf has taken a very large subject and broken it up into all the various sections that really need to be covered. Read more
Published on 29 Oct 2005 by Mark Hillary
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