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Summary: Mentally and technically sloppy writing
Review: Don't let the name of the great business thinker, Alfred Chandler, an advisor on this book, mislead you about this book. The book is mentally and technically sloppy. Mentally, the comparison of GNP to total corporate receipts is nonsense - ideological pap. The GNP of Israel is less than the corporate receipts for Ford. What does that tell you? Ford has automotive competitors, shareholders and no army --- the comparison is ideologically motivated anti-business nonsense. Technically, among the numerous errors I found, the worst was the statement that Wal-Mart had 60% of the U.S. retail market. Wal-Mart actually has 6% of the U.S. retail market.
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Summary: It's about time...
Review: It's about time someone came up with a book like this. After reading George Melloan's column in the Wall St. Journal I picked up the book that he cited; one Global Inc. This modest gem of a book packs a real wallop, distilling and dividing thousands of otherwise arcane facts and figures into a tangible(and worrisome) source that pretty much confirms one's worst fears when it comes to globalization. A must have for both my high school and college econ. students.
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