"Naomi Klein and the Anti-Globalization Movement"
BY: PAUL SEGERSTROM
Stockholm School of Economics
Department of Economics
Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
Document: Available from the SSRN Electronic Paper Collection:
http://papers.ssrn.com/paper.taf?abstract_id=482842
Paper ID: CEPR Discussion Paper No. 4141
Date: December 2003
Contact: PAUL SEGERSTROM
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Postal: Stockholm School of Economics
Department of Economics
P.O. Box 6501
Sveavagen 65
S-113 83 Stockholm, SWEDEN
ABSTRACT:
How should economists be responding to the arguments made by
anti-globalization activists? This Paper examines the writings
of Naomi Klein, one of the leaders in the anti-globalization
movement. The contents of her influential book No Logo are
summarized and some problems with her analysis of globalization
are discussed. Among the topics covered are the facts about
poverty and income inequality, the facts about trade
liberalization and economic growth, the experience of Mexico
following trade liberalization, and the implication of protest
rallies for farmers in developing countries.
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