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Globalism: The New Market Ideology rejects the notion that we find ourselves at the end of ideology and that democracy has won. Instead, Steger argues that the opening decade of the 21st century will constitute a teeming battlefield of clashing ideologies. The chief protagonist is the dominant neoliberal market ideology Steger calls "globalism." After identifying and evaluating the five central claims of globalism—including assertions that "globalization is inevitable," "nobody is in charge of globalization," and "globalization benefits everyone"—Steger offers an overview of the counterclaims made by anti-globalist forces.
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Steger (politics and government, Illinois State University) seeks to define globalism and its central claims, show how it functions, and how it has been challenged by other systems of ideas. He assumes a skeptical posture against the present form of globalization, and points to the internal contradictions and biases of globalist discourse. He focuses on the ideology and language of globalization, exploring "the discursive strategies of neoliberal forces as they attempt to harness the concept of globalization to their material interests." The author is an affiliated faculty member at the Globalization Research Center of the University of Hawaii-Manoa. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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