Six Faces of Globalization: Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why It Matters

Six Faces of Globalization is a necessary guide to the complex public debates about the virtues and vices of economic globalization, revealing the fault lines that divide us and the points of agreement that might bring us together. It provides a holistic framework for understanding current debates by isolating the fundamental value conflicts driving disagreement and showing where rival narratives converge.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 400 pages
\n Publication date: 29 October 2021
\n Publisher: Harvard University Press
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A Financial Times Best Book of the Year
A Fortune Best Book of the Year
A ProMarket Best Political Economy Book of the Year

An essential guide to the intractable public debates about the virtues and vices of economic globalization, cutting through the complexity to reveal the fault lines that divide us and the points of agreement that might bring us together.

Globalization has lifted millions out of poverty. Globalization is a weapon the rich use to exploit the poor. Globalization builds bridges across national boundaries. Globalization fuels the populism and great-power competition that is tearing the world apart.

When it comes to the politics of free trade and open borders, the camps are dug in, producing a kaleidoscope of claims and counterclaims, unlikely alliances, and unexpected foes. But what exactly are we fighting about? And how might we approach these issues more productively?

Anthea Roberts and Nicolas Lamp cut through the confusion with an indispensable survey of the interests, logics, and ideologies driving these intractable debates, which lie at the heart of so much political dispute and decision-making. The authors expertly guide us through six competing narratives about the virtues and vices of globalization: the old establishment view that globalization benefits everyone (win-win), the pessimistic belief that it threatens us all with pandemics and climate change (lose-lose), along with various rival accounts that focus on specific winners and losers, from China to America's Rust Belt.

Instead of picking sides, Six Faces of Globalization gives all these positions their due, showing how each deploys sophisticated arguments and compelling evidence. Both globalizations boosters and detractors will come away with their eyes opened. By isolating the key arguments and evidence on both sides of the debate, this book provides a roadmap for navigating the complex terrain of globalization and its impact on our world.

Whether you are a policymaker, business leader, or concerned citizen, this book is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the complex dynamics of globalization and its implications for our future.

\n Weight: 772g\n
Dimension: 238 x 273 x 39 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780674245952\n \n