THE GLOBALIZATION GAP - Softcover

Robert A. Isaak

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ISBN 10: 813171618X ISBN 13: 9788131716182

Publisher: Pearson Education India(40%), 2007

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Description Globalization is a fact of life, but how can we keep the poor from being left behind forever. Globalization is inevitable and inexorable -- but it's also magnifying the chasm between rich and poor. At home and abroad, new extremes of wealth and deprivation are increasingly threatening the stability of the entire global system. For Sale in Indian subcontinent only Globalization's blowback: disease, revolution, terror, and accelerating economic and political instability. The revolt of the rich: How the world's wealthiest have taken control -- and why globalization is failing for everyone else. Making globalization work for everyone: building sustainable opp Paperbackortunity for the world's poor. Introduction. 1. The Revolt of the Rich. 2. Time versus Opportunity. PART I: THE RICH: WHO THEY ARE AND HOW THEY WORK AND WHY THEY SPEED THINGS UP. 3. Who the Rich Are and How They Live. 4. Pyramids of Opportunity. 5. Corporate Wealth and Hedging. 6. The Global Speed Trap: Diversifying to Ward off Losses and Old Age. PART II: THE POOR: WHO THEY ARE, HOW THEY LIVE, AND WHY THEY ARE DEPENDENT. 7. Why the Poor Are Where They Are. 8. A Passage Through India. 9. Poverty Traps. PART III: THE RULES. 10. Origins of the Rules of Globalization. 11. How the Rules Rule the Poor. PART IV: CRISIS AND SOLUTIONS. 12. Global Crises We Will All Face 13. A Blueprint for Sharing Opportunity. Index. Robert A. Isaak is Henry George Professor of International Management at Pace University, New York. He teaches international management, comparative management, and creativity and entrepreneurship across cultures. Dr. Isaak's nine books include Green Logic, Managing World Economic Change, and Modern Inflation.

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