A bestseller in hardback, this book offers a powerful defence of the global
market economy. Martin Wolf explains how globalization works, critiques the
charges against it, argues that the biggest obstacle to global economic
progress has been the failure not of the market but of governments, and offers
a realistic scenario for economic internationalism in the post-9/11 age. For
this paperback edition, Wolf provides a new introduction to update the
debate.; "Let a splendid new book on globalization be the last for a while: it will
not be bettered soon ... Why Globalization Works is the fullest and most
sophisticated treatment to date of the case for globalization. All the topics
Wolf addresses have been addressed elsewhere, but never before with such depth
of thinking, and in one place ... The definitive treatment of the subject, and
an absorbing read." Economist; "Accessible and clearly argued ... A wealth of material on every page."
Bruce Bartlett, The Wall Street Journal; "No one has summarised more coherently the recent, voluminous research ...
Elegantly and persuasively, Wolf marshals the facts." Niall Ferguson, Sunday
Telegraph; "A necessary and compelling read for all who want to understand the logic
of unfolding events." Robert Skidelsky, New Statesman; "Meticulous, well-structured, and persuasive." Martin Vander Weyer,
Spectator
