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Against the Dead Hand: The Uncertain Struggle for Global Capitalism

Against the Dead Hand: The Uncertain Struggle for Global Capitalism

by Brink Lindsey (Author)

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    Hardcover 2002

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A refreshing, insightful look into the political and economic dynamics driving globalization today Globalization: it's earlier than you think. That's the provocative message of Against the Dead Hand, which traces the rise and fall of the century-long dream of central planning and top-down control and its impact on globalization-revealing the extent to which the dead hand of the old collectivist dream still shapes the contours of today's world economy. Mixing historical narrative, thought-provoking arguments, and on-the-scene reporting and interviews, Brink Lindsey shows how the economy has grown up amidst the wreckage of the old regime-detailing how that wreckage constrains the present and obscures the future. He conveys a clearer picture of globalization's current state than the current conventional wisdom, providing a framework for anticipating the future direction of the world economy.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 368
 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 23 Jan 2002
ISBN 10: 0471442771
ISBN 13: 9780471442776

Media Reviews
For every copy of Jihad sold, I hope 10 copies are purchased and read of the new book Against the Dead Hand. (Chief Executive Magazine, December 2001) compelling...excellent . (The Wall Street Journal, April 4, 2002) Brink Lindsey provides an eloquent, much needed corrective by putting international integration into historical context. (The Economist, May 2, 2002) ...Brink Lindsey provides an eloquent, much needed corrective by putting international integration into historical context... (The Economist, 3 May 2002) ...should be required reading for professional eceonomists... (City to Cities, June 2002) ...is the most intellectually stimulating of all the recent books on globalization... Lindsey recasts the history of trade and commerce over the past 150 years in a highly original way that will intrigue anyone involved in international business. (Strategy+Business, Issue 29, Fourth Quarter 2002) ...the most intellectually stimulating of all the rece nt books on globalizatin... (Strategy & Business, December 2002) ...the most enthralling work of economic history I've ever read. --Gene Epstein's Economic Beat (Barron's, July 7, 2003)
Author Bio
BRINK LINDSEY is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C. He founded and serves as Director of the Center for Trade Policy Studies, a leading voice for free trade and open markets in the Washington trade policy debate. Lindsey's Cato Institute studies have received national and international press attention, and his articles have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and many other publications. He is a contributing editor of Reason magazine. Lindsey has appeared on CNN, BBC, National Public Radio, and numerous other media outlets.