Trade Globalization and Poverty
β Scribed by Elias Dinopoulos, Pravin Krishna, Arvind Panagariya, Kar-yiu Wong
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 285
- Series
- Routledge Studies in International Business and the World Economy
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
An outstanding work, written to celebrate the seventieth birthday of Jagdish Bhagwati; the foremost defender of free trade and its role in developing economies in the world today, this rigorously academic and critical volume represents an important contribution to the understanding of many aspects of globalization. The editors, affiliated with four of the leading economics departments in the USA bring together a stellar line of contributors from across the world to discuss the themes and arguments raised by Bhagwatiβs latest work.
A renowned professor of economics and regarded as one of the foremost international trade economist of modern times, Jagdish Bhagwati has written or edited over forty books including In Defence of Globalization and Free Trade Today as well as being the founding editor of Economics and Politics and The Journal of International Economics.
A tribute to the great intellectual accomplishments and the inspiration that Jagdish Bhagwati provided to the field during his prolific and influential career, this book is a must read for all students and academics studying or workingin international trade and development economics.
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