Others view globalization as a threat to American jobs, workers, and consumers, not to mention the health and well-being of foreign workers who may be exploited, harassed, and underpaid. This book cuts through all the political rhetoric, erroneous assumptions, and myths about globalization to explain, in an even-handed and uncomplicated manner what it is, how it works, why it has developed, and who it helps and harms. A history of the phenomenon places...