Field Guide to the Global Economy
A primer on the negative aspects of the oft-celebrated (in the major media) corporate-driven globalization, as well as some of the strategies that people are using in resistance. Ten common claims of globalization backers are refuted and major institutions and policies driving the process are described. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Illustrated throughout with charts, graphs and political cartoons, Field Guide to the Global Economy makes the international economy comprehensible to everyone while revealing the harmful effects of corporate-driven globalization. Published in conjunction with the institute for Policy Studies, a Washington, D.C.-based, independent center for research and education, Field Guide to the Global Economy describes how the global flow of goods, services, money, and people affect communities, workers, the poor, and the environment.
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