Against the Dead Hand: The Uncertain Struggle for Global Capitalism (Hardback)
By Brink Lindsey
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Winner of the 2003 Sir Antony Fisher Memorial Award given to "outstanding books published by independent policy institutes" that further the cause of liberty.
Price: $29.95
Publication Date: December 2001
ISBN: 0-471-44277-1
Number of Pages: 368
Hardcover
Categories: International Economics and Development
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About the Book
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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What Others Have Said
Ranked the best business book in the category of Globalization by Strategy & Business, 2002.
"...brilliantly chronicles the rise and decline of socialism, and the ascendancy of free-market liberalism, from the late-19th century to the present."
--Barron's
"Brink Lindsey provides an eloquent, much needed corrective by putting international integration into historical context."
--The Economist
"Against the Dead Hand is the most important book yet published on the whole subject of globalization--brilliantly original, superbly well informed, and most important, unflinchingly honest."
--David Frum, Author, The Right Man
"Informed, lively, and challenging, Brink Lindsey's book illuminates the tough road ahead in the fight for free markets and against the dead hand of the past. I have benefited greatly from reading this book and so can everyone who cares about freedom."
--George P. Shultz, Former U.S. Secretary of State
"There are few higher callings than exposing the anti-globalization movement for what it really is: an enemy not just of clear thinking but also of economic progress. Brink Lindsey rises to this task manfully. In this eloquently written and powerfully argued book, he shows that, far from being complete, the current wave of globalization has just begun. And to charges that globalization is responsible for the problems of much of the developing world, he explains that the real blame lies with years of failed experiments with big government and closed borders. Read this book if you want to understand the most important debate of our time."
--Adrian Wooldridge, Author, A Future Perfect: The Challenge and Hidden Promise of Globalization
"In this fascinating and wide-ranging book, Brink Lindsey destroys two dangerous myths: that trade is bad for the poor and that globalization is inevitable. From the Thai countryside to the streets of New Delhi, he shows how today's economic problems spring from choices made decades ago, when the world's governing classes were enamored of the gospel of centralization and control. Only if we turn away from that Industrial Counterrevolution, he argues, will we find our way toward international peace, prosperity, and progress."
--Virginia Postrel, Author, The Future and Its Enemies: The Growing Conflict over Creativity, Enterprise, and Progress
Despite globalization, recent years have been filled with cruel disappointments for many of the world's poor in developing and formerly communist countries. Brink Lindsey insightfully identifies the formidable obstacles that block their progress. In particular, he shows that the failure to build adequate legal institutions that define and protect property rights is of critical importance
--Hernando de Soto, Author, The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else
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