Globalisation Laid Bare

A garish book jacket displaying Richard Branson grinning cheesily against a sunset backdrop is perhaps not the most fitting cover for a collection of compelling, serious and highly relevant essays about globalisation. Since Branson wrote only the introduction to this compilation, put together by the Industry and Parliament Trust, a charity that promotes understanding between Parliament and the business world, one can only assume his face on the cover is intended to shift copies.No matter; once you’re into the book, Branson’s grin fades from memory and the opinions of Alan Greenspan, Amartya Sen, Vince Cable, Peter Jones, Subi Rangan, Peter Mandelson, Clare Short and other authoritative names soon absorb you.