Crusading for globalization : US multinationals and their opponents since 1945

"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