{"product_id":"world-on-fire-how-exporting-free-market-democracy-breeds-ethnic-hatred-and-global-instability-paperback","title":"World on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmy Chua\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reigning consensus holds that the combination of free markets and democracy would transform the third world and sweep away the ethnic hatred and religious zealotry associated with underdevelopment. In this revelatory investigation of the true impact of globalization, Yale Law School professor Amy Chua explains why many developing countries are in fact consumed by ethnic violence after adopting free market democracy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Chua shows how in non-Western countries around the globe, free markets have concentrated starkly disproportionate wealth in the hands of a resented ethnic minority. These \"market-dominant minorities\" - Chinese in Southeast Asia, Croatians in the former Yugoslavia, whites in Latin America and South Africa, Indians in East Africa, Lebanese in West Africa, Jews in post-communist Russia - become objects of violent hatred. At the same time, democracy empowers the impoverished majority, unleashing ethnic demagoguery, confiscation, and sometimes genocidal revenge. She also argues that the United States has become the world's most visible market-dominant minority, a fact that helps explain the rising tide of anti-Americanism around the world. Chua is a friend of globalization, but she urges us to find ways to spread its benefits and curb its most destructive aspects.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor over a decade now, the reigning consensus has held that the combination of free markets and democracy would transform the third world and sweep away the ethnic hatred and religious zealotry associated with underdevelopment. In this astute, original, and surprising investigation of the true impact of globalization, Yale Law School professor Amy Chua explains why many developing countries are in fact consumed by ethnic violence after adopting free market democracy. \u003cbr\u003eChua shows how in non-Western countries around the globe, free markets have concentrated starkly disproportionate wealth in the hands of a resented ethnic minority. These \"market-dominant minorities\" - Chinese in Southeast Asia, Croatians in the former Yugoslavia, whites in Latin America and South Africa, Indians in East Africa, Lebanese in West Africa, Jews in post-communist Russia - become objects of violent hatred. At the same time, democracy empowers the impoverished majority, unleashing ethnic demagoguery, confiscation, and sometimes genocidal revenge. She also argues that the United States has become the world's most visible market-dominant minority, a fact that helps explain the rising tide of anti-Americanism around the world. Chua is a friend of globalization, but she urges us to find ways to spread its benefits and curb its most destructive aspects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmy Chua is the John M. Duff Professor of Law at Yale Law School. She is a noted expert in the fields of international business, ethnic conflict, and globalization. Her first book, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorld on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, was selected by both \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e and the U.K.'s \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the Best Books of the Year. Her second book, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDay of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance-and Why They Fall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, was a critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. She lives in New Haven, Connecticut, with her husband and two daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 06, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752165343520,"sku":"9780385721868","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9eff30792513dc9c109582249f7920a1.webp?v=1779989010","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/world-on-fire-how-exporting-free-market-democracy-breeds-ethnic-hatred-and-global-instability-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}