From Global to Local: The Making of Things and the End of Globalization
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (986 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1101871210 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Finbarr Livesey's book gives a nod to the idea that protectionist politicians are a threat to world trade, but his focus is very largely on the impersonal progress of technology . "Refreshing . . . The future of globalization may be determined less by a rarified battle of ideas than by something as simple as the 3D printer. He offers detailed descriptions of individual products and processes he has gleaned through his years of consulting for international companies."—Alan Beattie, Financial Times
He has consulted for a number of national governments and presented to multinational corporations on new models of industrial policy. He also assisted in setting up the Open Economies Project at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard.. Livesey studied public policy at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard Universit
But what if all these ideas are wrong? What if everything is about to change? What if it has already begun to change but we just haven't noticed?Increased automation, the advent of additive manufacturing (3D printing, for example), and changes in shipping and environmental pressures, among other factors, are coming together to create a fast-changing global economic landscape in which the rules are being rewritten—at once a challenge and an opportunity for companies and countries alike.. More recently, it has also been taken as a given that our interconnectedness—both physical and digital—will increase without limit. This brilliantly original book dismantles the underlying assumptions that drive the decisions made by companies and governments throughout the world, to show that our shared narrative of the global economy is deeply flawed. If left unexam