"The debate over economic globalization has reached a fever pitch in the past decade and a half with Western governments and multinational corporations trumpeting its virtues and a multitude of activists and developing-world citizens vociferously denouncing it. For better or worse, globalizatio...

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Main Author:	Urmetzer, Peter (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Toronto University of Toronto Press 2005
Series:	Studies in comparative political economy and public policy 22
Subjects:	Economische situatie Internationalisatie Mondialisation Mondialisation - Aspect économique - Canada Mondialisation - Aspect économique - Canada - Statistiques Globalisierung Wirtschaft Wirtschaftspolitik Globalization Globalization > Economic aspects > Canada Souveränität Canada - Politique économique - 1991- Canada - Politique économique - 1991-... Kanada Canada > Economic policy Canada > Economic policy > 1991-
Summary:	"The debate over economic globalization has reached a fever pitch in the past decade and a half with Western governments and multinational corporations trumpeting its virtues and a multitude of activists and developing-world citizens vociferously denouncing it. For better or worse, globalization is changing the way people and nations do business, but to what extent? In Globalization Unplugged, Peter Urmetzer questions whether national economies are indeed losing their sovereignty and whether the topic of globalization merits as much discussion as it receives." "Focusing specifically on Canada, Urmetzer demonstrates that current levels of trade are not unprecedented and, further, that as the economy becomes more service oriented, it will also become less trade dependent. He points out that only a small percentage of Canada's wealth is owned by foreign investors and, likewise, that only a small portion of the country's wealth is invested outside of its borders." "Disputing claims that the nation-state is weakening or disappearing altogether, Urmetzer shows how the welfare-state side of government spending - conveniently ignored in the anti-globalization literature yet arguably the most significant development in the political economy of the nation-state in the twentieth century - remains remarkably stable. A compelling and accessible work of scholarship, Globalization Unplugged will spark controversy on both sides of the globalization debate and help deflate the rhetoric of both advocates and detractors."--BOOK JACKET.
Physical Description:	X, 232 S. graph. Darst.
ISBN:	0802037992 0802038557