Future Perfect The Challenge and Promise of Globalization |
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| Author:
| Micklethwait, John
Wooldridge, Adrian |
| ISBN: | 978-1-299-20676-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2008 |
| Publisher: | Random House, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $50.85 |
Book Description:
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"A Future Perfect" is the first comprehensive examination of the most important revolution of our time--globalization--and how it will continue to change our lives. Do businesses benefit from going global? Are we creating winner-take-all societies? Will globalization seal the triumph of junk culture? What will happen to individual careers? Gathering evidence worldwide, from the shantytowns of Sao Paolo to the boardrooms of General Electric, from the troubled Russia-Estonia border to...
More Description"A Future Perfect" is the first comprehensive examination of the most important revolution of our time--globalization--and how it will continue to change our lives. Do businesses benefit from going global? Are we creating winner-take-all societies? Will globalization seal the triumph of junk culture? What will happen to individual careers? Gathering evidence worldwide, from the shantytowns of Sao Paolo to the boardrooms of General Electric, from the troubled Russia-Estonia border to the booming San Fernando Valley sex industry, John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge deliver an illuminating tour of the global economy and a fascinating assessment of its potential impact.
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