Globalization : neoliberal challenge, radical responses / Robert Went ; translated by Peter Drucker, foreword by Tony Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Went, Robert, 1955-

Contributor:

Class of 1953 Fund.

Language:

Dutch

English

Subjects (All):

International economic relations.

International business enterprises.

Capitalism.

Socialism.

Globalization.

Developing countries--Foreign economic relations.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

xii, 170 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Sterling, Va. : Pluto Press with the International Institute for Research and Education (IIRE), 2000.

Summary:

In clear and concise terms, Robert Went demythologizes globalization. He refutes the myth that globalization is an entirely new phenomenon and that it is an unavoidable process. While recognizing that it poses serious strategic challenges to the Left, he argues that these challenges are not insurmountable and that there is hope for advocating real change.

Went puts globalization into its historical perspective. He shows that there is no option of returning to the postwar mode of expansion, but that the current trend must be altered. If not, he warns of greater social inequality, leveling of wages, worsening of working conditions, life-threatening ecological deterioration and a pervasive dictatorship of the market. To combat this rampant globalization, Went challenges the Left to rebuild its own movement and offer up a credible alternative.

Contents:

Globalisation : what's new about it?

Globalisation : a product of technological change?

Long waves of capitalist development

Stagnation and restructuring : towards a new expansion?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [155]-163) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1953 Fund.

ISBN:

0745314279

OCLC:

43757425