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Globalization (Greenwood Guides to Business and Economics)

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OK so most people know if they are pro or anti globalisation, but everyone should read this book; it's authoritative, short, clear, and knocks the anti camp out for ten; read it! the chapter on the balance of payments deficit should be compulsory reading for every politician and political/economic journalist before they are allowed to open their mouths on the subject! Don said on econtalk the price was outside his control but he wished it was cheaper, so do i, then it could be set text for my students.

I've read several recent books on globalization while planning an economic geography course, and this is the best-written. In particular, Boudreaux presents exactly the right amount of detail for beginning students (and for anyone else who wants to understand the subject without taking a year of economics beforehand). A course on globalization would require additional readings -- I'd supplement it with chapters from Global Shift, by Peter Dicken, among other things -- but this book is the best core text on the subject.

This book doesn't waste a word, made me smile and laugh in a dozen places and taught me a great deal about what makes us prosperous. The more I learn about economics the more I realize how important the ideas in this book are. No wonder one of the most important books in economics, The Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith discusses similar topics.

This book is very well researched, easy to read, presents interesting and convincing data, and uses novel and at times funny examples to describe how individuals interact and benefit from each other through specialization and trade. It discusses the topic of globalization and along the way educates about capitalism, freedom and economics.

This book reversed my thinking about the effects of population and immigration. I was also glad to see the author's checklist of requirements that the a defense industry sector should meet before receiving special protection from international competition.

One last thing I really like about this book is the list of suggested readings at the end of each chapter.

Thank you Prof. Boudreaux.