Meeting Globalization's Challenges: Policies to Make Trade Work for All

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Leading economists propose solutions to the problems of globalization Globalization has expanded economic opportunities throughout the world, but it has also left many people feeling dispossessed, disenfranchised, and angry. Luis Catao and Maurice Obstfeld bring together some of today's top economists to assess the benefits, costs, and daunting

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"Cato and Obstfeld's book offers valuable insights into what globalization can and cannot deliver. The rich diversity of perspectives among a distinguished cast of contributors makes these collective readings unique, stimulating, and informative to policymakers, academics, and the general public at large."Carmen M. Reinhart, coauthor of This Time Is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly
"Bringing together leading experts who lay out the key issues we face today, Meeting Globalization's Challenges offers a nuanced, insightful, and balanced exploration that will serve as an invaluable reference."Pinelopi Goldberg, Chief Economist, World Bank Group, and Elihu Professor of Economics, Yale University
"This is an extremely topical book that brings together an impressive group of top economists to discuss pressing issues related to globalization. A superb overview of a controversial subject."Douglas A. Irwin, author of Clashing over Commerce: A History of US Trade Policy
"Economists tend to believe that globalization has been good for humanity. The public often thinks it brings inequality, unemployment, and social instability. This important book explains how to reconcile these different perspectives with fresh thinking about how the benefits of globalization can be preserved while the risks can be better managed."Minouche Shafik, director of the London School of Economics, former deputy governor of the Bank of England

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Lus A. V. Cato is associate professor in the Lisbon School of Economics and Management at the University of Lisbon. He was formerly a senior economist at the International Monetary Fund. Maurice Obstfeld is the Class of 1958 Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. He was formerly chief economist at the International Monetary Fund. He is a nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.