In World on Fire, Amy Chua shows that just the opposite has happened. As global markets open, ethnic conflict worsens and democracy in developing nations turns ugly and violent. Examining the actual impact of economic globalization across the world Chua shows how free markets have concentrated disproportionate, often spectacular wealth in the hands of resented ethnic minorities. These 'market- …
This book contains: 1. America's percent problem 2. Rent seeking and the making 3. Markets & inequality 4. Why it matters 5. A democracy in Peril 6. 1984 is upon us 7. Justice for all? How inequality is eroding the rule of law 8. The battle of the budget 9. A macroeconomic policy and a centra bank by and for the 1 percent 10. The way forward: Another world is possible
In World on Fire, Amy Chua shows that just the opposite has happened. As global markets open, ethnic conflict worsens and democracy in developing nations turns ugly and violent. Examining the actual impact of economic globalization across the world Chua shows how free markets have concentrated disproportionate, often spectacular wealth in the hands of resented ethnic minorities. These 'market- …