02745cam a2200301 i 4500 358477205 TxAuBib 20181009120000.0 180119s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017060589 9780674984608 26.95 0674984609 26.95 eng rda TxAuBib rda Helpman, Elhanan. Globalization and inequality [BOOK] / Elhanan Helpman. Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2018. xi, 213 pages : illlustrations ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Historical background -- I. The traditional approach: The rise of the college wage premium -- Early studies -- Trade versus technology -- Offshoring -- II. Broadening the canvas: Matching workers with jobs -- Regional disparity -- Firm characteristics -- Technology choice -- Residual inequality. Globalization is not the primary cause of rising inequality. This may come as a surprise. Inequality within nations has risen steadily in recent decades, at a time when countries around the world have eased restrictions on the movement of goods, capital, and labor. Many assume a causal relationship, which has motivated opposition to policies that promote freer trade. Elhanan Helpman shows, however, in this timely study that this assumption about the effects of globalization is more myth than fact. Globalization and Inequality guides us through two decades of research about the connections among international trade, offshoring, and changes in income, and shows that the overwhelming conclusion of contemporary research is that globalization is responsible for only a small rise in inequality. The chief causes remain difficult to pin down, though technological developments favoring highly skilled workers and changes in corporate and public policies are leading suspects. As Helpman makes clear, this does not mean that globalization creates no problems. Critics may be right to raise concerns about such matters as cultural autonomy, child labor, and domestic sovereignty. But if we wish to curb inequality while protecting what is best about an interconnected world, we must start with a clear view of what globalization does and does not do and look elsewhere to understand our troubling and growing divide. Provided by publisher. 20181009. Income distribution. Technological innovations Economic aspects. Globalization Economic aspects.