| Description |
viii, 328 p. ; 24 cm. ; pbk. |
| Note(s) |
Originally published: The case against the global economy: and for a turn toward the local / edited by Jerry Mander and Edward Goldsmith. San Francisco, Calif. : Sierra, 1996. |
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"Completely revised and updated international edition"--Cover p. 4. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note / Price |
22.95 |
| Contents |
[PART 1 ENGINES OF GLOBALIZATION] Development as colonialism / Edward Goldsmith -- The failure of Bretton Woods / David Korten -- Technologies of globalization / Jerry Mander -- Electronic money and the casino economy / Richard Barnet and John Cavanagh -- Mechanisms of corporate rule / Tony Clarke -- The rules of corporate behaviour / Jerry Mander -- Monsanto: a profile of corporate arrogance / Brian Tokar -- The Wal-Martians have landed / Andrew Rowell -- Free trade: the great destroyer / David Morris. |
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[PART 2 IMPACTS OF GLOBALIZATION] Structural adjustment programmes / Walden Bello -- Jurassic Fund / Walden Bello -- Seeds of exploitation: free trade zones in the global economy / Alexander Goldsmith -- The global economy and the developing world / Martin Khor -- The pressure to modernize and globalize / Helena Norberg-Hodge -- Homogenization of global culture / Richard Barnet and John Cavanagh -- The World Trade Organizations five-year record: Seattle in context / Lori Wallach -- The environmental cost of economic globalization / Simon Retallack -- The World Trade Organization and developing world agriculture / Vandana Shiva -- The World Trade Organization and the liberalization of trade in healthcare and services / Agnes Bertrand and Laurence Kalafatides -- Fuelling climate change / Ladan Sobhani and Simon Retallack. |
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[PART 3 STEPS TOWARDS RELOCALIZATION] Shifting direction: from global dependence to local interdependence / Helena Norberg-Hodge -- Conserving communities / Wendell Berry -- Local money: a currency for every community / Perry Walker and Edward Goldsmith -- Saving our small farms and rural communities / Jules Pretty -- The new protectionism of 'Localization' / Colin Hines and Tim Lang -- The last word / Edward Goldsmith. |
| Note(s) |
CW828 |
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CW958 |
| Subject(s) |
Economic development -- Environmental aspects.
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Environmental policy -- International cooperation.
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Sustainable development.
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Environmental economics.
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Globalization -- Environmental aspects.
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Capitalism -- Environmental aspects.
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| Alt Author |
Goldsmith, Edward, 1928-
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Mander, Jerry.
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| ISBN |
1853837423 |
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