Beschreibung:
In this much-needed book, Graham Dunkley challenges the oft-repeated notion that free trade and global integration are the best means of development for all nations at all times - an idea that has proved even more misguided in the wake of the global financial crisis. By contrast, Dunkley reveals - through a wide range of statistical analysis and case studies - that at best the evidence is mixed. Looking systematically at issues such as trade-led growth, supply chains and financialization, One World Mania reveals the many problems that over-globalization has caused, often at great human cost.An indispensible guide for anyone wishing to understand the shortcomings of current global economic policies.
Introduction 1. Complexity, Mythology and Over-Globalisation: An Overview of Global Integration 2. The Perennial Debate: Free Trade and Globalisation in Thoery and History 3. The Biggest Game on Earth: The Myth of Trade-Led Growth 4. Converting the World to Capitalism: The Rise and Fall of the Washington Consensus 5. A Planet in Chains: Capital, Supply Chains and the Economy of Nowhere 6. The Dark Lords of Money: Financial Globalisation, Crises and Insanity 7. Globalisation and People: The Many Costs of Global Integration 8. One World Mania: The Problems of Excessive Global Integration Conclusion Appendix: Economic Growth Rates - Selected Countries, 1960 to 2013