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Loading... The Case Against the Global Economy: And for a Turn Toward the Localby Jerry Mander
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. 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. (  ) npollack | Nov 30, 2008 |   no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0871568659, Paperback)"Economic globalization," writes Jerry Mander, "involves arguably the most fundamental redesign of the planet's political and economic arrangements since at least the Industrial Revolution. Yet the profound implications of these fundamental changes have barely been exposed to serious public scrutiny or debate. Despite the scale of the global reordering, neither our elected officials nor our educational institutions nor the mass media have made a credible effort to describe what is being formulated or to explain its root philosophies." From which omission arises The Case Against the Global Economy.The 43 essays in this collection comprise a point-by-point analysis of globalization and its consequences that demonstrates that the future may not be as bright as business leaders tell us. Among the highlights: William Greider examines how General Electric works to shape (with the goal of controlling) the political arena; Ralph Nader and Lori Wallach attack NAFTA and GATT for undermining the sovereign authority of democratic governments; and Wendell Berry looks at the concerted efforts of big business to destroy local, particularly rural, communities in order to plunder the environment without opposition. Several authors, including Satish Kumar, Jeanette Armstrong, and Kirkpatrick Sale, outline alternatives to the global economy based on "bioregional" principles of local self-sufficiency. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:55 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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