Field Guide to the Global Economy (Revised Edition)
"This fully update and expanded second edition of Field Guide to the Global Economy presents the latest facts to help make sense of the rapidly changing international economy. Illustrated throughout with charts, graphs, and cartoons, the book documents new trends, including the foreign "outsourcing" of U.S. service jobs, as well as the increasing influence of mega-firms like Wal-Mart with its exploited labor force in the United State, China, and elsewhere." Published in conjunction with the...
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Published in conjunction with the Institute for Policy Studies, Washington, DC (with which Anderson and Cavanagh are affiliated), this update of the 2000 edition is an accessible primer on the realities of corporate-driven globalization. People power responses offer an alternative vision. Includes principles for creating sustainable societies, resources, and many visual aids. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
ForewordIntroduction: Corporate Globalization1IWhat Is Economic Globalization4IIWhat's New About the Global Economy?26IIIGlobalization Claims36IVWho's Driving Globalization64VResponses to Globalization90Conclusion: A Turning Point121Notes123App. 1128App. 2130Directory of Organizations133Acknowledgments145
