Civilizing Globalization: A Survival GuideRichard Sandbrook SUNY Press, 2003 M01 9 - 280 páginas Many citizens suspect that the ecological, social, cultural, and political costs of free-market globalization are too high. Yet at the same time they often lack the technical knowledge to assess complex proposals intended to deal with these issues. Written by a uniquely diverse group of academics, policy analysts, and activists, Civilizing Globalization presents in clear, non-technical language the dangers of unfettered global markets, as well as a new vision of globalization regulated to respect social and ecological needs. The contributors show that it is morally and practically imperative to begin thinking about how to deal with this crisis. While no one book can provide a single comprehensive and integrated plan, this volume gives direction and highlights the issues that will be debated for years to come. |
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... corporate hands , treated the motley bands of protest- ers as a serious threat . Columnists variously dismissed protesters as " rebels without a cause , " anarchists , misguided youths , and vested interests . Editorials responded with ...
... corporate hands , treated the motley bands of protest- ers as a serious threat . Columnists variously dismissed protesters as " rebels without a cause , " anarchists , misguided youths , and vested interests . Editorials responded with ...
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... corporate - dominated governments will resist the needed change in priorities , unless pushed by massive popular movements . These criticisms are not outlandish , as many of the contributions to this book attest . Civilizing ...
... corporate - dominated governments will resist the needed change in priorities , unless pushed by massive popular movements . These criticisms are not outlandish , as many of the contributions to this book attest . Civilizing ...
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... corporations concern- ing human and labor rights and environmental concerns ; • strong support for democratization in developing countries and the former communist countries ; • public investments in research and development activities ...
... corporations concern- ing human and labor rights and environmental concerns ; • strong support for democratization in developing countries and the former communist countries ; • public investments in research and development activities ...
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... corporations . In principle , therefore , a less volatile , more egalitarian , more sustainable , more democratic , and less culturally homogenizing globalization can be won through further ne- gotiated agreements . Such an alternative ...
... corporations . In principle , therefore , a less volatile , more egalitarian , more sustainable , more democratic , and less culturally homogenizing globalization can be won through further ne- gotiated agreements . Such an alternative ...
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... corporate elite . The largest transnational corporations boast annual sales that exceed the output of most developing countries . Royal Dutch / Shell , for example , posted sales in 1998 of $ 138 billion , a sum four times the annual ...
... corporate elite . The largest transnational corporations boast annual sales that exceed the output of most developing countries . Royal Dutch / Shell , for example , posted sales in 1998 of $ 138 billion , a sum four times the annual ...
Contenido
Globalization Who Gains? Who Loses? | 14 |
Who Gains and Who Loses? An Economic Perspective | 16 |
Globalization Neoliberalism and Health | 28 |
Latin America Inequality Poverty and Questionable Democracies | 40 |
Globalization versus Cultural Authenticity? Valentines Day and Hindu Values | 54 |
Adjusting Global Markets to Social Needs | 60 |
Core Labor Standards An Incremental Approach | 62 |
Protecting the Environment from Trade Agreements | 76 |
Recasting the World Trade Organization | 158 |
Can Development Assistance Help? | 168 |
Reforming Global Governance The Continuing Importance of the NationState | 182 |
Building a Global Countermovement | 190 |
GlobalizationfromBelow An Innovative Politics of Resistance | 192 |
Seattle Global Protest Comes of Age | 208 |
GlobalizationfromBelow Letter from Honduras | 216 |
Transnational Union Strategies for Civilizing Labor Standards | 222 |
Financing the Transition to a LowCarbon Future | 88 |
Arts and Culture in World Trade Promoting Cultural Diversity | 100 |
Currency Transaction Tax Curbing Speculation Funding Social Development | 112 |
Reforming Global Governance and Institutions | 122 |
Paths to Reforming Global Governance | 124 |
Democracy and Globalization | 140 |
Alternative Globalization | 238 |
A New Urgency Civilizing Globalization in an Era of Terrorism | 254 |
Contributors | 270 |
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