Alternatives to Economic Globalization ：A Better World Is Possible

Publication subTitle ：A Better World Is Possible

Author： Cavanagh John; Mander Jerry  

Publisher： Berrett Koehler‎

Publication year： 2004

E-ISBN: 9781605094090

Subject： F114.41 International economic integration

Keyword： 外交、国际关系

Language： ENG

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Written by a premier group of 21 thinkers from around the world, the second edition of Alternatives to Economic Globalization lays out democratic, ecologically sound, socially just alternatives to corporate globalization more fully, specifically, and thoughtfully than has ever been done before. Focusing on constructive, achievable goals, the authors present ten governing principles for establishing truly sustainable societies and describe alternatives to the World Bank, the IMF, and the WTO that would better serve the needs of the planet. They offer detailed proposals for protecting vital goods and services from corporate exploitation, limiting corporate privileges and power, rebuilding economies to make them more responsive to human needs, and more.
This revised and expanded edition features a new opening chapter on the global balance of power, a new section on the media and globalization, and a new final chapter on what ordinary citizens can do to fight the injustices of globalization. It also includes many new charts, sidebars, and other updated information.

Chapter

Contents

List of Boxes

Preface to the Second Edition

A Living Document

Acknowledgments

A Note on Sources

Introduction: Turning Point

Cancun: The Outbreak of Democracy

Miami: Regime Change in Latin America

Iraq: The Failure of Empire

New Awakenings

PART ONE: A SYSTEM IN CRISIS

1. Conflicting Worldviews

Different Worlds

Economic Democracy

Momentum for Change

2. Design for Corporate Rule

Key Ingredients of the Globalization Model

Beneficiaries of Economic Globalization

The Role of the Media

3. The Unholy Trinity: The World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Trade Organizatio

The World Bank

The International Monetary Fund

The World Trade Organization

Proposals

PART TWO: ALTERNATIVES IN ACTION

4. Ten Principles for Sustainable Societies

Core Principles

Applying the Principles to Globalization

5. Reclaiming the Commons: What Should Be Off-Limits to Globalization?

Understanding the Commons

Current Threats to the Commons

The Tradition of the Commons

Threats to the Modern Commons

Three Proposals to Reempower the Commons

6. Subsidiarity: Recalling Power from the Global

Understanding Subsidiarity

The Road to the Local

Investment and Finance Issues

Response to Critics of Subsidiarity

7. Alternative Operating Systems (1)

Energy Systems

Transportation Systems

Manufacturing Systems

Standards of Measurement

8. Alternative Operating Systems (2)

Agriculture and Food Systems

Global Media

People’s Alternative Initiatives

PART THREE: GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

9. Corporate Structure and Power

Corporate Structure Today

Citizen Actions Against Corporate Power

Ending Corporate–State Collusion

Toward Alternative Business Structures

10. New International Structures

A Review of the Current Situation

Essential Rules of a Just and Sustainable International Trade and Finance System

Restructuring the Institutional Framework

Strengthening the Countervailing Powers of the U.N. System

Creating New Global Institutions

11. Global to Local: What You Can Do

Steps You Can Take as a Consumer

Steps You Can Take as a Worker

Steps You Can Take as a Depositor and Investor

Steps You Can Take as a Citizen

Resources: Groups Working Toward Alternatives to Economic Globalization

Resources: Useful Tools and Indicators

Sources

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About the Authors

About the International Forum on Globalization (IFG)

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