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George Soros on Globalization | 
 enlarge | Author: George Soros
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Category: Book
Buy Used: £12.57
Rating:  4 reviews
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 191
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6
Dewey Decimal Number: 320
ASIN: B000WCTNAO
Publication Date: March 30, 2005
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 A timely and incisive look at global financial reform February 24, 2004
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The greatest fault of this book is that it is incorrectly titled, and doesn't really fit into the mould of other attacks on, or calls for reform of the process of globalisation. Soros instead focuses on some of the more technical arguments of reform, some of which have found their way into the British government White Paper on the foundation of an international financial facility.
The centrepiece, on using IMF Special Drawing Rights (SDR's) to fund aid is quite heavy going, but a valuable contribution to the area of aid finance, which is not something one gets from other critical books.
The book makes up for a lot of what globalisation reformers often lack, a positive and workable agenda for reform. If the modern businessman finds this disagreeable, the modern businessman is an idiot.
a timely and positive contribution to the debate February 24, 2004
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The greatest fault of this book is that it is incorrectly titled, and doesn't really fit into the mould of other attacks on, or calls for reform of the process of globalisation. Soros instead focuses on some of the more technical arguments of reform, some of which have found their way into the British government White Paper on the foundation of an international financial facility.
The centrepiece, on using IMF Special Drawing Rights (SDR's) to fund aid is quite heavy going, but a valuable contribution to the area of aid finance, which is not something one gets from other critical books.
The book makes up for a lot of what globalisation reformers often lack, a positive and workable agenda for reform. If the modern businessman finds this disagreeable, the modern businessman is an idiot.
half insight, half anecdote and most of it worth reading June 17, 2007
Daniel Clarke (france)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It's a different type of book. The message is an idea to improve the position of poorer people and it's communicated in the context of the international financial system. The definition of globalisation is the first that makes sense to me and after this book I feel I've an opinion on the subject.
More detail below but here's my two cents. If you're interested in international financial marekts it's worth a read. If you're interested in how to maintain social values while competing to attract capital to your economy (not looking at french people in particular) - je vous conseille de le lire. If like me you're interested in both, definitely read it !
The author does indulge himself a little, maybe to establish why we should read his opinions. Such indulgences seem to be in one of three categories; to highlight that he's quiet philantropic, to highlight his level of market expertise and to highlight his sphere of influence and that he's been right before.
That said, I think this guy has opinions worth communicating - he's made his billions on his market expertise and if there's anyone else in the world who understands the markets like George Soros wouldn't they be billionaires too?
I'm not in a position to say if his ideas would work, however I'm fascinated by his description of the global capital transfer system and the accounts of recent monetary crises. The explanations of system adjustments and the ripple effect is an added bonus. In some cases adjustements are anecdotal, made by the establishment so that crises are not repeated. In other cases adjustments are potential with a goal to help developing countries. In either case you can follow his logic and at the end you feel you understand the subject at least to the level at which he's written the book. (I'm no economist but i'm sure like every other science there's a level even more complicated that the one you understand)
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