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Informationen zum Autor Pan A. Yotopoulos, Distinguished Professor, University of Florence, Itay and Professor Emeritus, Stanford University, USA. Donato Romano, Professor, University of Florence, Italy Klappentext This book deals with the 'what' and 'how' but primarily with 'why' globalization most often has negative outcomes for developing countries. It breaks new ground in approaching globalization not only as trade commodities, but also as trade in positional goods ('decommodified trade.') Zusammenfassung This book deals with the 'what' and 'how' but primarily with 'why' globalization most often has negative outcomes for developing countries. It breaks new ground in approaching globalization not only as trade commodities, but also as trade in positional goods ('decommodified trade.') Inhaltsverzeichnis Editors’ Introduction Part 1: Decommodification: From Trade in Commodities to Trade in Services 1. Asymmetric Globalization: Impact on the Third World 2. Positional Goods and Asymmetric Development 3. Growth and Poverty Reduction under Globalization: The Systematic Impact of Currency Substitution and Exchange Rate Misalignment 4. With Whom to Trade?: An Examination of the Effects of Intra-National and Between-Country Income Inequality on Bilateral Trade Part 2: Institutional Asymmetries 5. Communities and Markets for Rural Development under Globalization: A Perspective from Villages in Asia 6. Export Outsourcing: Cost Disadvantage and Reputation Advantage 7. Transition Economies and Globalization: Food System Asymmetries on the Path to Free Markets Part 3: Agricultural Poverty and Decommodification 8. Genetically Modified Seeds and Decommodification: An Analysis Based on the Chinese Cotton Case 9. Globalization and Small-Scale Farmers: Customizing 'Fair-Trade Coffee' Part 4: Conclusions 10. What Have We Learned About Globalization?
