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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... 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 Globalization presents the ...
... 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 Globalization presents the ...
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... governments , through international agreements , surrender their power to regulate in the public interest such areas as trade , financial flows , investment , and health and en- vironmental standards , and when global financial markets ...
... governments , through international agreements , surrender their power to regulate in the public interest such areas as trade , financial flows , investment , and health and en- vironmental standards , and when global financial markets ...
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... governments in industrial countries regulated labor markets to protect employees from exploitation : minimum wages , limits on hours of work , statu- tory holidays , health and safety standards , nondiscriminatory hiring , promo- tion ...
... governments in industrial countries regulated labor markets to protect employees from exploitation : minimum wages , limits on hours of work , statu- tory holidays , health and safety standards , nondiscriminatory hiring , promo- tion ...
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... governments of the developing world , especially China , India , Brazil , and Indonesia . These governments justifiably suspect the motives of those from the industrial countries who champion environmental and labor standards . Are not ...
... governments of the developing world , especially China , India , Brazil , and Indonesia . These governments justifiably suspect the motives of those from the industrial countries who champion environmental and labor standards . Are not ...
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... governments of industrial countries still possess the leeway to buffer their populations from harmful global trends — if they possess the political will to do so ( chapter 14 ) . The Global Countermovement But who will be the agent of ...
... governments of industrial countries still possess the leeway to buffer their populations from harmful global trends — if they possess the political will to do so ( chapter 14 ) . The Global Countermovement But who will be the agent of ...
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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