Civilizing Globalization

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Many citizens suspect that the ecological, social, cultural, and political costs of free-market globalization are too high. Yet at the same time they often lack the technical knowledge to assess complex proposals intended to deal with these issues. Written by a uniquely diverse group of academics, policy analysts, and activists, Civilizing Globalization presents in clear, non-technical language the dangers of unfettered global markets, as well as a new vision of globalization regulated to respect social and ecological needs. The contributors show that it is morally and practically imperative to begin thinking about how to deal with this crisis. While no one book can provide a single comprehensive and integrated plan, this volume gives direction and highlights the issues that will be debated for years to come.

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Envisioning a Civilized Globalization
Richard Sandbrook

Part 1: Globalization: Who Gains? Who Loses?

Core Issues

1. Who Gains and Who Loses? An Economic Perspective
Albert Berry

2. Globalization, Neoliberalism, and Health
David Coburn

3. Latin America: Inequality, Poverty, and Questionable Democracies
Judith Teichman

4. Globalization versus Cultural Authenticity? Valentine's Day and Hindu Values
Anil Mathew Varughese

Part 2: Adjusting Global Markets to Social Needs

Core Issues

5. Core Labor Standards: An Incremental Approach
Heather Gibb

6. Protecting the Environment from Trade Agreements
Michelle Swenarchuk

7. Financing the Transition to a Low-Carbon Future
Rodney R. White

8. Arts and Culture in World Trade: Promoting Cultural Diversity
Garry Neil

9. Currency Transaction Tax: Curbing Speculation, Funding Social Development
Joy Kennedy

Part 3: Reforming Global Governance and Institutions

Core Issues

10. Paths to Reforming Global Governance
Robert O'Brien

11. Democracy and Globalization
Frank Cunningham

12. Recasting the World Trade Organization
Jens L. Mortensen

13. Can Development Assistance Help?
Cranford Pratt

14. Reforming Global Governance: The Continuing Importance of the Nation-State
Louis W. Pauly

Part 4: Building a Global Countermovement

Core Issues

15. Globalization-from-Below: An Innovative Politics of Resistance
Richard Falk

16. Seattle: Global Protest Comes of Age
Robert Weissman

17. Globalization-from-Below: Letter from Honduras
Hans Edstrand

18. Transnational Union Strategies for Civilizing Labor Standards
Rob Lambert and Eddie Webster

Conclusion: Alternative Globalization
James H. Mittelman

Afterword: A New Urgency: Civilizing Globalization in an Era of Terrorism
Richard Sandbrook

Contributors

Index

Sujets

• International Relations
• POLITICAL SCIENCE
• Sociology
• General officer
• Social sciences
• General

Informations

• Publié par: State University of New York Press
• Date de parution: 09 janvier 2003
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780791487105
• Langue: English

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Civilizing Globalization

SUNY series in Radical Social and Political Theory Roger S. Gottlieb, Editor

Civilizing Globalization

A Survival Guide

E D I T E D B Y

Richard Sandbrook

S TATE U NIVERSITY OF N EW Y ORK P RESS

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Cover photo: “Hungry World” by Zdenek Rada. Courtesy of Betty Sandbrook.

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Library of Congress CataloginginPublication Data Civilizing globalization : a survival guide / edited by Richard Sandbrook. p. cm.—(SUNY series in radical social and political theory) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0–7914–5667–6 (alk. paper)—ISBN 0–7914–5668–4 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Globalization. I. Sandbrook, Richard. II. Series. JZ1318 .C58 2003 303.48'2—dc21 2002067031

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Introduction: Envisioning a Civilized Globalization Richard Sandbrook

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Part 2: Adjusting Global Markets to Social Needs

5. Core Labor Standards: An Incremental Approach Heather Gibb

2. Globalization, Neoliberalism, and Health David Coburn

List of Illustrations

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1. Who Gains and Who Loses? An Economic Perspective Albert Berry

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3. Latin America: Inequality, Poverty, and Questionable Democracies Judith Teichman

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6. Protecting the Environment from Trade Agreements Michelle Swenarchuk

7. Financing the Transition to a Low-Carbon Future Rodney R. White

8. Arts and Culture in World Trade: Promoting Cultural Diversity Garry Neil

9. Currency Transaction Tax: Curbing Speculation, Funding Social Development Joy Kennedy

Part 3: Reforming Global Governance and Institutions

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10. Paths to Reforming Global Governance Robert O’Brien

11. Democracy and Globalization Frank Cunningham

12. Recasting the World Trade Organization Jens L. Mortensen

13. Can Development Assistance Help? Cranford Pratt

14. Reforming Global Governance: The Continuing Importance of the Nation-State Louis W. Pauly

Part 4: Building a Global Countermovement

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15. Globalization-from-Below: An Innovative Politics of Resistance Richard Falk

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17. Globalization-from-Below: Letter from Honduras Hans Edstrand

18. Transnational Union Strategies for Civilizing Labor Standards Rob Lambert and Eddie Webster

Conclusion: Alternative Globalization James H. Mittelman

Afterword: A New Urgency: Civilizing Globalization in an Era of Terrorism Richard Sandbrook

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Illustrations

C.A.R.A.T.S. Carbon Abatement: Regulation and Transfer Scheme

Saward’s Democratic Mechanisms Quadrants

Carbon Dioxide Emissions by Countries Grouped by Income, and the Six Largest Emitters in 1996

Examples of Financial Transfers under the C.A.R.A.T.S. Mechanism

Six Agencies Compared in Size and Administrative Budget

The Transformation of Traditional Labor Internationalism

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