A movement of movements

is another world really possible?

"The Movement of Movements" charts the strategic thinking behind the mosaic of movements currently challenging neoliberal globalization. In this collection leading theorists and activists - the Zapatistas' Subcomandante Marcos, Chittraroopa Palit from the Indian Narmada Valley dam protests, Soweto anti-privatization campaigner Trevor Ngwane, Brazilian Sem Terra ...

Global metropolitan

globalizing cities in a capitalist world

Exploring the connections between globalization and urbanization, this notable book places particular emphasis on understanding the economic function of global cities, the political process of globalizing cities, and the cultural significance of cosmopolitan cities. The book explores the meaning of the globalizing project in cities ...

International money relations in the new global economy

These volumes contain the best articles political scientists have published in recent years on international monetery relations. They cover every conceivable topic of interest, incluiding the domestic politics of capital mobility, monetary institutions, and policy cooperation.

International conflict and the global economy

The relationship between the global economy and national segurity has been and enduring source of interest and debate. This volume contains a set of pioneering studies that paved the way for contemporary work on the political economy of national security as well as some more ...

Creative destruction

A Frenchman rents a Hollywood movie. A Thai schoolgirl mimics Madonna. Saddam Hussein chooses Frank Sinatra's "My Way" as the theme song for his 54th birthday. It is a commonplace that globalization is subverting local culture. But is it helping as much as it ...

Development and social change

a global perspective

The distribution of the world#s material wealth is far from even. And while most of the western world may be accustomed to a commercial culture, there are other cultures (e.g., Amish, Islamic, peasant) that are not commercial or are uncomfortable with commercial definition ...

Oro azul

las multinacionales y el robo organizado de agua en el mundo

Tal y como ha dicho el vicepresidente del Banco Mundial, «las guerras del próximo siglo serán por el agua». La reserva mundial de agua está cayendo en manos de multinacionales, que pugnan por controlar este precioso recurso. Los autores, activistas canadienses, denuncian el preocupante panorama ...

What´s this India Business?

offshoring, outsourcing and the global service revolution

In "What's this India Business?" Paul Davies reveals the secrets you need to take full advantage of the competitive edge that India can give your company. A major global services revolution is happening, and India is at the forefront. As India becomes the fourth ...

Guías

cinco lecciones en torno a Imperio

Marx's revenge

the resurgence of Capitalism and the death os statist socialism

#In the triumphant resurgence of capitalism and indeed its global reach, the one thinker who is vindicated is Karl Marx. The demise of the socialist experiment inaugurated by October 1917 would not distress but cheer Marx if, as an atheist, he occupies any part of ...

Las nuevas fronteras del sector público ante la globalización

El proceso de globalización económica plantea nuevos retos al sector público, que se encuentra ante la tesitura de hacer frente a nuevas demandas y necesidades mientras son crecientes las dificultades para gravar bases imponibles cada vez más móviles. Asimismo, el proceso de globalización requiere examinar ...

El capitalismo, ¿es moral?

¿Es moral el capitalismo? Nadie puede evitar enfrentarse a esta pregunta, puesto que ninguno de nosotros es ajeno ni a la moral ni al capitalismo. Todo el mundo participa --mediante su trabajo, sus ahorros y su consumo-- en un sistema económico que algunos justifican y ...

Alternatives to economic globalisation

a better world is possible

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 ...

It's all for sale

the control of global resources

The global Internet economy

By 2002, all but a handful of countries were connected to the Internet. The intertwining of the Internet and the globalization of finance, corporate governance, and trade raises questions about national models of technology development and property rights. The sudden ability of hundreds of millions ...

The business of global environmental governance

The Business of Global Environmental Governance takes a political economy approach to understanding the role of business in global environmental politics. The book's contributors -- from a range of disciplines including international political economy, management, and political science -- view the evolution of international environmental governance ...

Corrupción

las cloacas del poder: estrategias y mentiras de la política mundial

¿Por qué y cómo nos manipulan? ¿Qué instituciones y gobiernos se lucran con el negocio del narcotráfico? ¿Existen pruebas de que diferentes servicios secretos apoyan y financian a grupos terroristas? ¿Qué poderosas multinacionales manipulan al movimiento antiglobalización? ¿Por qué la banca internacional apoya económicamente y ...

The end of work

the decline of the Global Labor Force and the dawn of the post-market Era

The most significant domestic issue of the 2004 elections is unemployment. The United States has lost nearly three million jobs in the last ten years, and real employment hovers around 9.1 percent. Only one political analyst foresaw the dark side of the technological revolution ...

Neoimperialismo en la era de la globalización

Globalización y desigualdad de género

El análisis de la globalización como proceso envolvente que afecta a la humanidad en su conjunto debe contemplarse también desde la perspectiva de género, lo que implica utilizar este concepto como una categoría de análisis y principio básico de la organización social que atraviesa los ...