Earth Democracy :Justice, Sustainability and Peace ( 2 )

Publication subTitle :Justice, Sustainability and Peace

Publication series :2

Author: Shiva   Vandana  

Publisher: Zed Books‎

Publication year: 2016

E-ISBN: 9781783607754

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781842777770

Subject: B0 Philosophical Theory;D0 Political Theory

Keyword: 政治理论,哲学理论

Language: ENG

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Description

A rallying cry for a more just and sustainable future, which remains just as trenchant, and as vital, as it was when it was first published.

Chapter

Introduction: Principles of Earth Democracy

Chapter One: Living Economies

The Three Economies

Nature’s Economy

The Sustenance Economy: Bringing People Back into the Picture

Markets and the Market

The Domination of the Market

What are the Commons?

Terra Nullius

The English Enclosures

From Commons to Commodities: Colonialism as Enclosure

Birth of Corporations

Economic Globalization/Corporate Globalization

Growth and Efficiency in the Market

Globalized Agriculture

Contemporary Enclosures

Intellectual Property Laws

Privatization of Water

“Takings” and Enclosures

Loss of Workers’ Security

The Blindness of the Market

Sustainability

Stability

The False Tragedy of the Commons

Myths About and Reasons for Overpopulation

Living Economies

Justice & Stability

Localization

Regulating the Market

Living Economies for Rejuvenation of Livelihoods

Living Economies in Practice

Navdanya: The Living Economy of Food

Lijjat Pappad: A Women’s Economy

Dabbawalas, the Dignity of Labor

Conclusion

Chapter Two: Living Democracies

Globalization and the Limits of Representative Democracy

The Crisis of Democracy in the Age of Globalization

Victory in Cancún

Free Market Democracy and Fundamentalism

Reinventing Local, Reinventing Global

The Community, the State, and the Corporation

From Politics of Exclusion to Politics of Inclusion

Localization is Not Autarky

People’s Protectionism

Diversity and Freedom

Seed Saving: Our Ethical Duty, Our Human Right

Living Democracy Movement

From Biodiversity to Monocultures

Toxic Pollution

Pollution and Depletion of Water Resources

Erosion of Soil and Soil Fertility

Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change

Organic Farming: The Ecological and Economic Imperative

From Dying Democracies to Living Democracies

Chapter Three: Living Cultures

From Cultures of Death to Cultures of Life

Globalization and Culture Wars

Globalization as Genocide

WTO Kills Farmers

Globalization and Crimes Against Women

Women: The Providers of Food and Water

The Trade Metaphor Versus Nature’s Economy

Braving a New Analysis

The Convergence of Patriarchies and Fundamentalisms

Female Feticide: Disappearing Women

Women as Guardians and Promoters of Life-Centered Cultures

Declaration of Interdependence

Chapter Four: Earth Democracy in Action

Bija Swaraj: Reclaiming the Democracy of All Life

Basmati Biopiracy

Monsanto’s Biopiracy of Indian Wheat

Anna Swaraj (Food Democracy)

The Law for Food Fascism

Food Laws and Safety for India’s Diverse and Local Food Economy

The Right to Information

Terra Madre: A Celebration of Living Economies

Another Paradigm for Food

Food Democracy

Jal Swaraj (Water Democracy)

Women Against Coca-Cola

Plachimada Declaration

Creating Water Democracy in Delhi

Citizens Statement on Water Tariff Increase

Rerouting Rivers: The Dream Project for Water Privateers.

The Himalayan Component

The Peninsular Component Includes

Conclusion

Notes

Index