Many people believe that globalization and its key components have made matters worse for humanity and the environment. Indur M. Goklany exposes this as a complete myth and challenges people to consider how much worse the world would be without them. Goklany confronts foes of globalization and...

Introduction -- Developmental states : a conceptual overview -- Singapore Inc. -- Hong Kong : administrative developmental state -- Becoming smart cities -- Conceptual and theoretical implications -- The smart developmental state