The Case Against the Global Economy: And for a Turn Towards LocalizationJerry Mander The greatest political debate of our time is about the blind rush towards a single global economy, its consequences for jobs, democracy, human well-being and cultural diversity, and its impact on the natural world that sustains us. Its effects will be profound and irreversible, but globalization itself is not inevitable. In The Case Against the Global Economy, 24 leading economic, agricultural, cultural and environmental authorities, drawn from across the world, argue that free trade and economic globalization are producing exactly the opposite results to those promised. From a detailed analysis of the new global economy, its structures and its full social and ecological implications, they show how it is undermining our liberty, our security and our well-being, and is devastating the planet. First published in the USA in 1996, in an edition focused on North America, the book won the American Political Science Association award for the Best Book in Ecological and Transformational Politics. This completely revised and updated international edition presents a passionate and persuasive case for the need to reverse course, away from globalization and towards a revitalized democracy, local self-sufficiency and ecological health. |
Contents
The Failure of Bretton Woods David Korten | |
Technologies of Globalization Jerry Mander | |
Electronic Money and the Casino Economy Richard Barnet and John Cavanagh | |
Free Trade Zones in the Global Economy Alexander Goldsmith | |
Global Economy and the Developing World Martin Khor | |
The Pressure to Modernize and Globalize Helena NorbergHodge | |
Seattle in Context Lori Wallach | |
The Environmental Cost of Economic Globalization Simon Retallack | |
The World Trade Organization and Developing World Agriculture Vandana Shiva | |
The World Trade Organization and the Liberalization of Trade in Healthcare and Services Agnes Bertrand and Laurence Kalafatides | |
Fuelling Climate Change Ladan Sobhani and Simon Retallack | |
Mechanisms of Corporate Rule Tony Clarke | |
The Rules of Corporate Behaviour Jerry Mander | |
Monsanto Brian Tokar | |
The WalMartians Have Landed Andrew Rowell | |
The Great Destroyer David Morris | |
Impacts of Globalization | |
Structural Adjustment Programmes Walden Bello | |
Jurassic Fund Walden Bello | |
Other editions - View all
The Case Against the Global Economy: And for a Turn Towards Localization Jerry Mander Limited preview - 2014 |
The Case Against the Global Economy: And for a Turn Towards Localization Jerry Mander No preview available - 2017 |
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