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Jagdish Bhagwati's "In Defense of Globalization" Basically what you'd expect form the title, a comprehensive defense of globalization, including an analysis of globalization's benefits, its ideological opponents, its drawbacks, and what can be done to make it work even better. It was published back in 2007, so obviously a little dated, but from what I've read of it so far it's still extremely relevant to what is going on in the world right now.
Amazon sells the kindle version for just over $10 for those who are interested-
https://www.amazon.ca/Defense-Globalization-New-Afterword/dp/0195330935
I'm not too sure how I'd classify it genre wise, polemic I guess?
In Defense of Globalization is a great book.
Which developing economies were you interested in? Asia has a rich literature because of its stratospheric growth in the past half century. But when finding a good book for something like development economics, it's good to find a book that caters to a region of your interest. The development experiences of some nations are so varied.
You might want to check out Amartya Sen's work.