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Most analyses of globalization convey the message that it is an unstoppable force sweeping away national sovereignty and inevitably creating a brave new world of borderless and boundless consumerism. In such a context politics and democracy become irrelevant. This collection of essays develops a more critical and grounded analysis of the nature and implications of globalization. Many of the contributions to this book conclude that there are real political choices to be made. Even though the economic context has changed, politics still matters.
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W. W. Norton & Company (2002), Edition: 1, 304 pages
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Globalization and its Discontents is a concise, devastating, and relentless indictment of the global economic policies of the International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization, and World Bank. Stiglitz singles out the IMF for most of the blame: flawed economic theories, lack of transparency and
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accountability to the public, and the pursuit of special corporate interests.
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Language
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English
Original publication date
2002
Physical description
304 p.; 9.6 inches
ISBN
0393051242 / 9780393051247