Alternatives to economic globalization : a better world is possible / John Cavanagh and Jerry Mander, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cavanagh, John, 1955-

Mander, Jerry.

International Forum on Globalization. Alternatives Task Force.

Series:

A BK currents book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International economic relations.

Globalization.

Economic development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (431 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed., updated and expanded.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler, c2004.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

Written by a premier group of 21 thinkers from around the world, the second edition of Alternatives to Economic Globalization lays out democratic, ecologically sound, socially just alternatives to corporate globalization more fully, specifically, and thoughtfully than has ever been done before. Focusing on constructive, achievable goals, the authors present ten governing principles for establishing truly sustainable societies and describe alternatives to the World Bank, the IMF, and the WTO that would better serve the needs of the planet. They offer detailed proposals for protecting vital good

Contents:

Conflicting worldviews

Design for corporate rule

The unholy trinity : the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Trade Organization

Ten principles for sustainable societies

Reclaiming the commons : what should be off-limits to globalization?

Subsidiarity : recalling power from the global

Alternative operating systems

Corporate structure and power

New international structures

Global to local : what you can do.

Notes:

"A report of the International Forum on Globalization."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-382) and index.

ISBN:

9786612299650

9781282299658

1282299654

9781605094090

1605094099

OCLC:

593295527