Description: "This book tells the story of an extraordinarily influential group of business executives at the helm of the largest US multinational corporations and their quest to drive forward globalization over the last eight decades. It is also about those who opposed the growing might of multinationals. By shedding light on what caused corporate executives to pursue a pro-globalization agenda and by examining the resistance they encountered along the way, the book traces the historical roots of today's disparities in wealth and income distribution. It offers the first history of these makers of post-1945 globalization and of how they dealt with their opponents"--Publisher's description.
Review Quotes: "Crusading for Globalizationis an incredibly well-researched history of US-based multinational corporations' attempts to further the free exchange of goods and services across national borders in ways that favored their interests in Europe. We all generally understand that 'capitalists' supported free trade and deregulating markets. But Schaufelbuehl puts names and organizations on timelines to give readers a sense of how and when it happened. The book is perfect for people interested in how exactly neoliberal globalization has proceeded."-- "Jennifer A. Delton, author of The Industrialists: How the National Association of Manufacturers Shaped American Capitalism"