Introduction

This text presents a devastating critique of the currently fashionable idea of globalisation. Using comprehensive and non-technical language this book looks at the world's cultural and value diversity, and questions whether it is possible to impose a global policy, given these differences.

Topics Covered

Topics covered include:

• theories of distribution and welfare
• what leads to a good economic outcome?
• Egalitarian theories of welfarism
• global neoliberalism and the free market culture