Globalization, Poverty and Inequality: Between a Rock and a Hard PlaceISBN: 978-0-7456-3553-8
Hardcover
216 pages
September 2005, Polity
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Political Studies Review
"This book is a useful addition to the growing literature on
globalisation. It is well-balanced, well-researched and relatively
jargon-free."
Development Policy Review
"Contains much new material and results of original research
which should enable the reader to rise above the simplicities of
'globalization good' and 'globalization bad'."
Sir Hans Singer
"Highly readable and informative and challenges many of our
assumptions about how industrialization and globalization works and
how we might manage the process more effectively and equitably. It
ought to be on the 'required reading' list for any courses which
deal with the challenge of managing technological and industrial
change"
John Bessant
"Uncovers the perils as well as the promise of globalization in
an unvarnished look at winners, losers, and the new rules of the
game in the global economy."
Gary Gereffi
"Kaplinsky’s book provides a powerful and insightful
vision of the opportunities and threats of globalization. His view
of today’s complex global economy examines the aggregate
picture relating it to the historical context and with constant
reference to specific cases that exemplify and deepen the
understanding of the various processes at play.
His own considered view is that many economies in Latin America
and Africa, and many people in the advanced industrial economies,
are likely to be clear losers in a globalizing economy. Yet the
analysis is rich enough to feed both sides of the necessary debate
on whether globalization could become a positive-sum game for both
advanced and developing countries."
Carlota Perez, Universities of Cambridge and
Sussex
"This book is a rich contribution to the growing body of
critical literature on globalisation."
The Hindu, Chennai, India