In Defence of Global Capitalism

From the back cover: "In Defence of Global Capitalism" is an impassioned story of how, at this very moment, globalisation is creating freedom and opportunities, above all in the poor countries of the world. *With free trade and capitalism, poverty and inequality in the world are diminishing. *In the developing countries which have gone furthest in accepting the free market, hunger and privation among the poor have been reduced far more than in other countries. *Wages and working conditions in the Third World are improving, thanks to multinational corporations. *Free financial markets are more effective than development aid in combating world poverty. This is the book that thoroughly changed the Swedish debate on globalisation in 2001. Johan Norberg, M.A. in the history of ideas, is a leading protagonist in the Swedish debate on free trade and globalisation. He has published books on for example human rights and the history of classical liberalism.