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Globalization: Neoliberal Challenge, Radical Responses (IIRE (International Institute for Research and Education))
Robert Went
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Description for Globalization: Neoliberal Challenge, Radical Responses (IIRE (International Institute for Research and Education))
Paperback. Putting globalization into a historical perspective, Went convincingly demonstrates that it is not an unavoidable process, but one that the Left can successfully mobilise against. Translator(s): Drucker, Peter. Series: IIRE (International Institute for Research and Education). Num Pages: 184 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JFFS; JP; KCL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
In clear and concise terms, Robert Went demythologises globalization. He refutes the myth that globalization is an entirely new phenomenon and that it is an unavoidable process. While recognising that it poses serious strategic challenges to the Left, he argues that these challenges are not insurmountable and that there is hope for advocating real change.
Went puts globalization into its historical perspective. He shows that there is no option of returning to the postwar mode of expansion, but that the current trend must be altered. If not, he warns of greater social inequality, levelling of wages, ... Read more
In clear and concise terms, Robert Went demythologises globalization. He refutes the myth that globalization is an entirely new phenomenon and that it is an unavoidable process. While recognising that it poses serious strategic challenges to the Left, he argues that these challenges are not insurmountable and that there is hope for advocating real change.
Went puts globalization into its historical perspective. He shows that there is no option of returning to the postwar mode of expansion, but that the current trend must be altered. If not, he warns of greater social inequality, levelling of wages, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pluto Press London
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Series
IIRE (International Institute for Research and Education)
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745314228
SKU
V9780745314228
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About Robert Went
Robert Went is an economist, currently working as a researcher at the Faculty of Economics and Econometrics of the University of Amsterdam and for The Netherlands Court of Audit. He is the author of Globalization (Pluto Press, 2000).
Reviews for Globalization: Neoliberal Challenge, Radical Responses (IIRE (International Institute for Research and Education))
'A concise, nicely written summary of the sorts of radical views that motivated the World Trade Organisation protests in Seattle'
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