Field Guide To The Global Economy
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ISBN: 1565849566 / Publisher: The New Press, May 2005
Published in conjunction with the Institute for Policy Studies, Washington, DC (with which Anderson and Cavanagh are affiliated), this update of the 2000 edition is an accessible primer on the realities of corporate-driven globalization. People power responses offer an alternative vision. Includes principles for creating sustainable societies, resources, and many visual aids. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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This fully updated and expanded second edition of The Field Guide to the Global Economy presents the latest facts to help make sense of the rapidly changing international economy. Illustrated throughout with charts, graphs, and cartoons, the book documents new trends, including the foreign “outsourcing” of U.S. service jobs, as well as the increasing influence of mega-firms like Wal-Mart and labor union-free China on workers around the globe.Published in conjunction with the Institute for Policy Studies, an independent research institute based in Washington, D.C., this accessible guide explains how global institutions such as the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization, and North American Free Trade Agreement affect communities, workers, the poor, and the environment. The book dispels the widely disseminated propaganda about current globalization policies and provides an update on the burgeoning movement that is challenging them, from Bolivian water warriors to U.S. student anti-sweatshop activists.
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