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The cliché-ridden manifesto on "globalism" has become a staple of our time, with seemingly every consultant, economist and professor spewing out a book or two about the worldwide economy. Few of these authors ever rise above the self-evident and oft-stated themes of wonderful opportunity and mortal danger. But in World Class , author Rosabeth Moss Kanter presents - hold on to your seats - an innovative analysis of globalization’s economic and social trends. While the book can’t entirely escape the trite "change-or-die" admonitions of the genre, some of her conclusions truly are original: Companies forced to devote their attention to the global stage will gradually lose interest in their traditional local communities, and those communities will be forced to compete with other localities around the world for the privilege of hosting industry. getabstract.com recommends this book to any executive or student seeking a non-emotional, fact-based look at the implications of globalism for business and society.

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Simon & Schuster