Creative Destruction: How Globalization Is Changing the World's Cultures

Creative Destruction: How a More Sympathetic Understanding of Cross-Cultural Trade Can Save the World! In this groundbreaking book, Tyler Cowen presents a bold new case for the benefits of cross-cultural trade in an age-old debate.

Through vivid examples from around the world, he argues that cultural "destruction" breeds diversity and artistic excellence, not demise.

Discover how Hollywood movies, Thai schoolgirls mimicking Madonna, and Saddam Hussein's choice of Frank Sinatra's "My Way" as his birthday theme song are all part of a global cultural exchange that enriches societies everywhere.

Learn why national cultures matter less than you think and how trade enhances the range of individual choice, leading to unprecedented forms of expression within cultures.

Don't miss out on this eye-opening exploration of the true power of cross-cultural trade!