{"product_id":"reforming-the-labour-market-copy","title":"In Defence of Global Capitalism","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's the special 'India edition' of Johan Norberg's widely acclaimed book: In Defence of Global Capitalism. In this book Norberg shows clearly and concisely how capitalism promotes the rapid spread of economic opportunities and personal freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce a self-proclaimed anarchist and now a passionate crusader for globalisation, the author presents compelling evidence that because of eased trade restrictions, dramatic transformations are already under way in scores of nations. In Defence of Global Capitalism is the first book to rebut, systematically and thoroughly, the claims of the anti-globalisation movement. Backed by an abundance of solid facts, statistics, and flesh-and-blood examples drawn from his travels in Asia and Africa, Norberg asserts that the diffusion of capitalism in recent decades has created opportunities every-where. Living standards and life expectancy have risen substantially. There is more food, more education, and more democratisation, less inequality and less oppression of women. Norberg takes on the tough issues - economic growth, freedom vs. equality, free trade and fair trade, international debt, child labour, cultural imperialism - and concludes that free-market capitalism is the best route out of global poverty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 'India edition' of Norberg's much acclaimed work comes with a crisp and an insightful foreword \"In Defence of this Book\" contributed by none other than Bibek Debroy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"...this book needs no defence. It stands on its own... Norberg's book is more than a defence of globalisation or liberalisation. There is a philosophical undercurrent to the defence of capitalism, because it involves the right to choose. 'I wish to live in a liberal society because such a society gives people the right to choose what matters to them.' That is indeed what reforms in India are also about. (Norberg has three pages specifically devoted to India) '...The aim of politics should be to give them that freedom.'\u003cbr\u003e...Johan Norberg's book is an amazingly good read.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Bibek Debroy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The particular charm of this passionate essay is that capitalism would not interest Norberg if it were not such a mighty engine of human liberty. It is a young man's book, addressed to the idealistic young.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Rosemary Righter, The Times of London\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Giving clear and verifiable sources, he nails one by one the fallacies and selective statistics that are used by the anti-capitalist protesters.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Samuel Brittan, Financial Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Johan Norberg's book is a stunningly insightful, brilliantly detailed refutation of the crank theories of the anti-globalists. In Defence of Global Capitalism is a shining example of what a gifted mind can do working with the truth to advance the cause of capitalism, which in the end is the cause of every decent man and woman.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Ben Stein\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author(s) \/ Editor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohan Norberg\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a fellow at the Swedish think-tank Timbro. His present book In Defence of Global Capitalism has received rave reviews in Europe. He is also the host of a British Channel 4 documentary, \"Globalisation is Good.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNorberg's previous books include The Resistance Man, Vilhelm Moberg and State, Individual, and Market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"glossymenu\"\u003eContents in Detail\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"glossymenu\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"menuitem submenuheader\" href=\"https:\/\/academicfoundation.org\/#\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"accordsuffix\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"submenu\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Defence of this Book\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(BIBEK DEBROY)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePreface\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1.Every day in every way\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   The half truth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   Poverty reduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   Hunger\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   Education\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   Democratisation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   Oppression of women\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   China\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   India\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   Global inequality\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   Reservations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2.... and it's no coincidence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   That's capitalism for you!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   Growth-a blessing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   Freedom or equality? Why choose?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   Property rights-for the sake of the poor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   The East Asian \"miracle\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   The African morass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3.Free trade is fair trade\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Mutual benefit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   Important imports\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   Free trade brings growth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   No end of work\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   Freedom of movement-for\u003cbr\u003e   people as well\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4.The development of the developing\u003cbr\u003e   countries\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   An unequal distribution-of capitalism\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   The white man's shame\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   The case of Latin America\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   On the trade route\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \"Let them keep their tariffs\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   The debt trap\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   The right medicine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5.Race to the top\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   I'm all for free trade, but...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   Child labour\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   But what about us?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   Big is beautiful\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \"Gold and green forests\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6.Irrational, international capital?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   The leaderless collective\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   Regulate more?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   Tobin tax\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   The Asian crisis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   Instead of crisis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   The \"dictatorship of the market\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e7.Liberalise, don't standardise\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   The right to choose a culture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   The onward march of freedom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003cem\u003eReferences\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e   Index\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100.707%; height: 81px;\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 20.25px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.5957%; height: 20.25px;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0496%; height: 20.25px;\"\u003eAF Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 20.25px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.5957%; height: 20.25px;\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0496%; height: 20.25px;\"\u003e2005\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 20.25px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.5957%; height: 20.25px;\"\u003eNumber of Pages\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0496%; height: 20.25px;\"\u003e309\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 20.25px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.5957%; height: 20.25px;\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 48.0496%; height: 20.25px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e8171884156\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Johan Norberg","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover \/ ENG- English \/ Public Policy","offer_id":51407159263553,"sku":null,"price":1295.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/9067\/5009\/files\/8171884156-web-305-In-defen.jpg?v=1771564257","url":"https:\/\/www.academicfoundation.com\/products\/reforming-the-labour-market-copy","provider":"Academic Foundation | AF Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}