HI
I don't know the Friedman book you refer to but there is an excellent new
book from New Internationalist entitled 'The No-Nonsense guide to
Globalisation' by Wayne Ellwood.
This excellent little book traces the journey to a borderless world. It is
writen in a very accessible manner and has an excellent chapter on how they
suggest the global economy needs to be redesigned.
It would be interesting to hear more about your experiences in Morocco - do
you think globalisation can help poorer nations of the 'South' like Morocco
? What as economists can we suggest to help alleviate global poverty IF the
present system is only worsening the situation ?
Thanks
Finbarr Carter
At 18:22 29/10/2001 +0000, you wrote:
>I know this is a bit late following the recent thread on development issues
>but it may be useful. I visited Morocco this summer and found some of the
>living issues we are all aware of - the gap between the westernised wealthy,
>the global chain stores etc and the "poorer parts" with constant recycling of
>materials down to the lowest level, Western europe medieval period workshops,
>no health and safety, child labour etc. The non economic social factors like
>family ties, attitude to community awareness/society were very different from
>the UK, as indeed was the underpinning role of religious belief and practice.
>Anyway, if anyone has specific qs on this do let me know.
>I've really written this to recommend
>"Small is Still Beautiful" by Joseph Pearce 2001 Harper Collins
>which updates Schumachers ideas, draws on commentators such as Paul Ormerod
>"Economics is Dead" and puts standard Development Economics as well as
>standard economic theory under a critical appraisal, especially in these days
>of "Globalisation".
>Non technical language, sometimes simplistic but suitable for motivated A
>Level students. Knowledge of economics would get the most from this but
Modern
>Historians/Sociologists might also.
>Does anyone know a similar resource for the case for "Globalisation"
/Economic
>Growth at the right level. The Friedmanns book of some years ago updated is
>the kind of thing I am thinking of.
>Thanks
>dave milner
>
>
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