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The Economics of Killing
Vijay Mehta
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Description for The Economics of Killing
Paperback. Shows how Western governments are trapping the developing world in a cycle of violence and poverty. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1QFG; 1QFH; GTJ; JPSL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
Globalisation has created an interconnected world, but has not diminished violence, militarism and inequality. This book describes how the entrenched power of global elites has created a deadly cycle of violence, enacted through the military industrial complex.
Vijay Mehta shows how attempts at peaceful national development, environmental sustainability and human rights are routinely blocked by Western powers. He locates the 2008 financial crisis in US attempts to block China's model of development. He shows how Europe and the US conspire with regional dictators to prevent countries from developing advanced industries, and how this system has fed terrorism. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745332246
SKU
V9780745332246
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Ref
99-1
About Vijay Mehta
Vijay Mehta is an author and peace activist. He is Chair of Uniting for Peace and founding trustee of the Fortune Forum charity. He is the author of The Fortune Forum Code: For a Sustainable Future, Arms No More, and The United Nations and Its Future in the 21st Century.
Reviews for The Economics of Killing
'We live in a rich world and yet increasingly people are getting caught in the poverty trap and facing real hardship and pain. This excellent book sets out the problems and solutions, and challenges us all to create the spiritual and political will to implement policies which will bring about real change and give hope to humanity'
Mairead Maguire, ... Read more
Mairead Maguire, ... Read more