Against
the Dead Hand: The Uncertain Struggle for Global Capitalism
by Brink Lindsey
Hardcover: 368 pages
John Wiley & Sons; ISBN: 0471442771; 1 edition (December
21, 2001)
Alternatives
to Economic Globalization
by John Cavanagh et al.
Book Description: Written by a premier group of thinkers from
around the world, Alternatives to Economic Globalization is the
defining document of the antiglobalization movement. The culmination of
a three-year project by the International Forum on Globalization, whose
members include Ralph Nader, David Korten, John Cavanagh, Lori Wallach,
and Jerry Mander, it presents both a sober critique of globalization as
well as practical, thoughtful alternatives. The authors assert ten core
requirements for democratic societies, including equality, basic human
rights, local decision making, and ecological sustainability, and demonstrate
how globalization undermines each. Offering specific strategies for reining
in corporate domination, they address alternative systems for energy, agriculture,
transportation, and manufacturing; ideas for weakening or dismantling the
WTO, World Bank, and IMF; and rebuilding economies that are responsive
to human needs.
Paperback from Berrett-Koehler Pub
Book Published: 15 November, 2002 |
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Another
World is Possible: Popular Alternatives to Globalization at the World Social
Forum
by William F. Fisher, Thomas Ponniah
Paperback from Palgrave Macmillan
Book Published: April, 2003
The
Best Democracy Money Can Buy: An Investigative Reporter Exposes the Truth
about Globalization, Corporate Cons, and High Finance Fraudsters
by Greg Palast
Hardcover: 224 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.69 x
9.30 x 6.32
Publisher: Pluto Press; ISBN: 0745318460; (February 15,
2002)
The
Commanding Heights: the Battle for the World Economy
by Daniel Yergin, Joseph Stanislaw
The "commanding heights," according to Pulitzer Prize-winner Daniel
Yergin and international business advisor Joseph Stanislaw, are those dominant
enterprises and industries that form the high economic ground in nations
around the globe. In their analysis of the new world economy, The Commanding
Heights: The Battle Between Government and the Marketplace That Is Remaking
the Modern World, they examine "the individuals, the ideas, the conflicts,
and the turning points" that are responsible. And by considering events
such as the ongoing Asian monetary crisis, they suggest what the ultimate
interconnection of financial markets might mean in the future. Amazon.com
Paperback: 488 pages
Touchstone Books; ISBN: 068483569X; Rev&Updtd edition
(April 2002)
Changing Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Globalization
and New Ways of Drug Development
by Andre Jungmittag (Editor), et al
Listed under Pharmacology
Developing
Global Executives
by Morgan W. McCall Jr., George P. Hollenbeck
(Hardcover - January 2002)
Diversity
Amid Globalization (2nd Edition)
by Lester Rowntree, et al
(Hardcover)
Eyes
of the Heart: Seeking a Path for the Poor in the Age of Globalization
by Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Laura Flynn (Editor)
Hardcover: 88 pages
Common Courage Pr; ISBN: 1567511872; 1st edition (March
1, 2000)
Free
Trade Under Fire
by Douglas A. Irwin
(Hardcover - April 2002)
Globalization
and the Politics of Development in the Middle East (The Contemporary Middle
East, 1)
by Clement M. Henry, et al
(Paperback - November 2001)
Going
Global: Transforming Relief and Development Ngos
by Marc Lindenberg, Coralie Bryant
(Paperback - September 2001)
In
Defense of Globalization
by Jagdish
N. Bhagwati
Book Description: The riot-torn meeting of the World Trade Organization
in Seattle in 1999 was only the most dramatic sign of the intensely passionate
debate now raging over globalization, which critics blame for everything
from child labor to environmental degradation, cultural homogenization,
and a host of other ills afflicting poorer nations. Now Jagdish Bhagwati,
the internationally renowned economist known equally for the clarity of
his arguments and the sharpness of his pen, takes on the critics, revealing
that globalization, when properly governed, is in fact the most powerful
force for social good in the world today. Drawing on his unparalleled knowledge
of international economics, Bhagwati explains why the 'gotcha' examples
of the critics are often not as they seem, and that in fact globalization
often alleviates many of the problems for which it has been blamed. For
instance, when globalization leads to greater general prosperity in an
underdeveloped nation, it quickly reduces child labor and increases literacy
(when parents have sufficient income, they send their children to school,
not work). The author describes how globalization helps the cause of women
around the world and he shows how economic growth, when coupled with the
appropriate environmental safeguards, does not necessarily increase pollution.
And to counter the charge that globalization leads to cultural hegemony,
to a bland 'McWorld,' Bhagwati points to the example of Salman Rushdie,
a writer who blends Bombay slang and impeccable English in novels touched
by magic realism borrowed from South American writers. Globalization leads
not to cultural white bread but to a spicy hybrid of cultures. With the
wit and wisdom for which he is renowned, Bhagwati convincingly shows that
globalization is part of the solution, not part of the problem. Anyone
who wants to understand what's at stake in the globalization wars must
read In Defense of Globalization.
Hardcover from Oxford Press
Book Published: March, 2004
In
Defense of Global Capitalism
by Johan
Norberg
Paperback from Cato Inst
Book Published: September, 2003
The
Ideas that Conquered the World: Peace, Democracy, and Free Markets in the
Twenty-first Century
by Michael Mandelbaum
(Hardcover - September 2002)
The
Hydrogen Economy: The Creation of the World-Wide Energy Web and the Redistribution
of Power on Earth
by Jeremy Rifkin
(Hardcover - September 2002)
The
Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization
by Thomas L. Friedman
One day in 1992, Thomas Friedman toured a Lexus factory in Japan and
marveled at the robots that put the luxury cars together. That evening,
as he ate sushi on a Japanese bullet train, he read a story about yet another
Middle East squabble between Palestinians and Israelis. And it hit him:
Half the world was lusting after those Lexuses, or at least the brilliant
technology that made them possible, and the other half was fighting over
who owned which olive tree. Friedman, the well-traveled New York Times
foreign-affairs columnist, peppers The Lexus and the Olive Tree with stories
that illustrate his central theme: that globalization--the Lexus--is the
central organizing principle of the post-cold war world, even though many
individuals and nations resist by holding onto what has traditionally mattered
to them--the olive tree. Problem is, few of us understand what exactly
globalization means. As Friedman sees it, the concept, at first glance,
is all about American hegemony, about Disneyfication of all corners of
the earth. But the reality, thank goodness, is far more complex than that,
involving international relations, global markets, and the rise of the
power of individuals (Bill Gates, Osama Bin Laden) relative to the power
of nations. No one knows how all this will shake out, but The Lexus and
the Olive Tree is as good an overview of this sometimes brave, sometimes
fearful new world as you'll find. --Lou Schuler - Amazon.com
Paperback: 490 pages
Anchor Books; ISBN: 0385499345; (May 2, 2000) |
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George
Soros on Globalization
by George Soros
Billionaire George Soros believes that if the world is to prosper in
the coming decades, globalization must become more than a buzzword. In
this thoughtful manifesto, he describes how recent transformations in the
world economy and burgeoning technologies such as the Internet have often
obscured developing problems and persistent inequities. Soros' socially
conscious commentary and prescriptions appeal to a readership much larger
than just those who oppose globalization. bn.com
Hardcover: 160 pages
Public Affairs; ISBN: 1586481258; 1st edition (March
5, 2002)
Empire
by Michael Hardt, Antonio Negri
Empire is a sweeping book with a big-picture vision. Michael Hardt
and Antonio Negri argue that while classical imperialism has largely disappeared,
a new empire is emerging in a diffuse blend of technology, economics, and
globalization. The book brings together unlikely bedfellows: Hardt, associate
professor in Duke University's literature program, and Negri, among other
things a writer and inmate at Rebibbia Prison in Rome. Empire aspires to
the same scale of grand political philosophy as Locke or Marx or Fukuyama,
but whether Hardt and Negri accomplish this daunting task is debatable.
It is, however, an exciting book that is especially timely following the
emergence of terrorism as a geopolitical force. Hardt and Negri maintain
that empire--traditionally understood as military or capitalist might--has
embarked upon a new stage of historical development and is now better understood
as a complex web of sociopolitical forces. They argue, with a neo-Marxist
bent, that "the multitude" will transcend and defeat the new empire on
its own terms. The authors address everything from the works of Deleuze
to Jefferson's constitutional democracy to the Chiapas revolution in a
far-ranging analysis of our contemporary situation. Unfortunately, their
penchant for references and academese sometimes renders the prose unwieldy.
But if Hardt and Negri's vision of the world materializes, they will undoubtedly
be remembered as prophetic. --Eric de Place - Amazon.com
Paperback: 504 pages
Harvard Univ Pr; ISBN: 0674006712; (August 2001)
The
Globalization Syndrome
by James H. Mittelman
(Paperback)
Governance
in a Globalizing World
by Joseph S. Nye (Editor), John D. Donahue (Editor)
(Paperback - December 2000)
Globalization
and Its Discontents
by Joseph E. Stiglitz, Winner of the Nobel Prize
Due to massive media coverage, many people are familiar with the controversy
and organized resistance that globalization has generated around the world,
yet explaining what globalization actually means in practice is a complicated
task. For those wanting to learn more, this book is an excellent place
to start. An experienced economist, Joseph Stiglitz had a brilliant career
in academia before serving for four years on President Clinton's Council
of Economic Advisors and then three years as chief economist and senior
vice president of the World Bank. His book clearly explains the functions
and powers of the main institutions that govern globalization--the International
Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the World Trade Organization--along
with the ramifications, both good and bad, of their policies. He strongly
believes that globalization can be a positive force around the world, particularly
for the poor, but only if the IMF, World Bank, and WTO dramatically alter
the way they operate, beginning with increased transparency and a greater
willingness to examine their own actions closely. Of his time at the World
Bank, he writes, "Decisions were made on the basis of what seemed a curious
blend of ideology and bad economics, dogma that sometimes seemed to be
thinly veiling special interests.... Open, frank discussion was discouraged--there
was no room for it." The book is not entirely critical, however: "Those
who vilify globalization too often overlook its benefits," Stiglitz writes,
explaining how globalization, along with foreign aid, has improved the
living standards of millions around the world. With this clear and balanced
book, Stiglitz has contributed significantly to the debate on this important
topic. --Shawn Carkonen - Amazon.com
Hardcover: 282 pages
W.W. Norton & Company; ISBN: 0393051242; 1st edition
(June 2002) |
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The
Paradox of American Power: Why the World's Only Superpower Can't Go It
Alone
by Joseph S., Jr. Nye
(Hardcover - March 2002)
Michael Jordan and the New Global Capitalism
by Walter Lafeber
Listed under Michael Jordan
Rethinking
Globalization: Teaching for Justice in an Unjust World
by Bill Bigelow (Editor), Bob Peterson (Editor)
(Paperback - March 2002)
The
Silent Takeover: Global Capitalism and the Death of Democracy
by Noreena Hertz
Hardcover: 256 pages
Free Press; ISBN: 0743234782; (June 2002)
Strategic
Management: Competitiveness and Globalization, Concepts and Cases
by Michael A. Hitt, et al
(Hardcover)
Strategic
Management With Infotrac: Competitiveness and Globalization
by Michael A. Hitt, et al
(Hardcover - January 2001)
Modernity
at Large: Cultural Dimensions of Globalization (Public Worlds, V. 1)
by Arjun Appadurai
(Paperback - November 1996)
The
Limits of Convergence: Globalization and Organizational Change in Argentina,
South Korea, and Spain.
by Mauro F. Guillen
(Hardcover)
Rethinking
American History in a Global Age
by Thomas Bender (Editor)
(Paperback - April 2002)
World
Hunger: Twelve Myths
by Frances Moore Lappe, et al
(Paperback - October 1998)
World
on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global
Instability
by Amy Chua
Book Description: Every few years, a book is published about America's
role in the world and the changing contest of global affairs that gets
everyone thinking in a new way. Amy Chua's WORLD ON FIRE will have exactly
that kind of impact on the debate of how the world has changed in light
of the events of last September.
Apostles of globalization, such as Thomas Friedman, believe that exporting
free markets and democracy to other countries will increase peace and prosperity
throughout the developing world; Amy Chua is the anti-Thomas Friedman.
Her book wil be a dash of cold water in the face of globalists, techno-utopians,
and liberal triumphalists as she shows that just the opposite has happened:
When global markets open, ethnic conflict worsens and politics turns ugly
and violent.
Drawing on examples from around the world--from Africa and Asia to Russia
and Latin America--Chua examines how free markets do not spread wealth
evenly throughout the whole of these societies. Instead they produce a
new class of extremely wealthy plutocrats--individuals as rich as nations.
Almost always members of a minority group--Chinese in the Philippines,
Croatians in the former Yugoslavia, whites in Latin America, Indians in
East Africa, Jews in post-communist Russia--these "market-dominant minorities"
have become targets of violent hatred. Adding democracy to this volatile
mix unleashes supressed ethnic hatreds and brings to power ethnonationalist
governments that pursue aggressive policies of confiscation and revenge.
Chua further shows how individual countries are often viewed as dominant
minorities, explaining the phenomena of ethnic resentment in the Arab-Israeli
conflict and the rising tide of anti-American sentiment around the world.
This more than anything accounts for the visceral hatred of Americans that
has been expressed in recent acts of terrorism.
Bold and original, WORLD ON FIRE is a perceptive examination of the
far-reaching effects of exporting capitalism with democracy and its potentially
catastrophic results.
(Hardcover - December 2002) |
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Many Globalizations : Cultural Diversity in the Contemporary World
by Peter L. Berger (Editor), Samuel P. Huntington (Editor)
Hardcover: 416 pages
Oxford Univ Pr (Trade); ISBN: 0195151461; (June 2002)
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