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Bezig met laden... The Case Against the Global Economy: And for a Turn Toward the Localdoor Jerry Mander, Edward Goldsmith
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. If I could give this book more than five stars, I would! It is truly one of the most influential books I've ever read, perhaps because I read it as a newborn progressive during my junior year of college. This treasure store of information will not be new to those who are savvy about economics, globalization, the problems created by mega-corporations, etc., but it is an excellent and comprehensive introduction or refresher course on these topics. Use "the big red book", as I fondly call it, as a jumping off point. Whether or not you agree with all its contentions and conclusions, you'll gain valuable context by reading it, and you'll know which topics you want to pursue further. And the format (many contributors on many different topics) makes it a valuable reference book as well. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
"Expressed in such new institutions as GATT, NAFTA, the World Trade Organizations, and Maastricht, as well as by the development schemes of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, economic globalization has been bulldozed through legislative bodies throughout the world, with scant public debate or discourse." "These tremendous changes are hailed by their backers as leading to a new era or prosperity and peace, but is this true?" "Now, for the first time, we have a comprehensive point-by-point analysis of the workings of the global economy, its premises, and its dire implications told by more than forty of the world's leading social, environmental, and economic thinkers from the America's, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific. They charge that free trade and economic globalization create exactly the opposite results from what is promised." "Each of the forty-three chapters in The Case Against the Global Economy takes one part of the story and delves into it, to show both the root assumptions of globalism and its multiple failures. In the end, it is clear that we need to reverse course; away from the global toward a revitalization of local political and economic control, self-sufficiency, and ecological health."--Jacket. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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