George Soros on Globalization
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: March 5, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781586481254
Subjects: International economic relatio; International trade; International Monetary Fund; Globalization; World Trade Organization; Business / Economics / Finance; International finance; Politics/International Relations; International economic relations; International Relations - Diplomacy; International - Economics; Economics - General
First sentence: Globalization is an overused term that can be given a wide variety of meanings.
Description: "Even before September 11, 2001, it was clear that not everyone was happy with globalization: violent protests have become a regular feature of international summit meetings, and many young people have expressed their strong opposition to policies that they see as enriching the rich at the expense of workers, the environment, and traditional culture.".

"In this book, Soros not only identifies the problems but also puts forward practical proposals to make the system work better. In a thoughtful analysis of our existing international financial and trade institutions, Soros shows that while they aid wealth creation they fall short in providing other public goods.

Soros deplores an unwitting coalition between market fundamentalists on the far Right and antiglobalization activists on the far Left bent on destroying the international institutions we have and calls for a different coalition that would work to reform and strengthen those intitutions. The missing element, the centerpiece of the new architecture, is the use of Special Drawing Rights for the provision of development assistance and public goods on a global scale."--BOOK JACKET.