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Alternatives to Economic Globalization

A Better World Is Possible

By: JOHN CAVANAGH

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Paperback | 1 January 2018 | Edition Number 2

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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, achievable goals, the authors present ten governing principles for establishing truly sustainable societies and describe alternatives to the World Bank, the IMF, and the WTO that would better serve the needs of the planet. They offer detailed proposals for protecting vital goods and services from corporate exploitation, limiting corporate privileges and power, rebuilding economies to make them more responsive to human needs, and more.
This revised and expanded edition features a new opening chapter on the global balance of power, a new section on the media and globalization, and a new final chapter on what ordinary citizens can do to fight the injustices of globalization. It also includes many new charts, sidebars, and other updated information.

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List of Boxes	p. ix
Preface to the Second Edition	p. xi
A Living Document	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xvi
A Note on Sources	p. xvii
Introduction: Turning Point	p. 1
Cancun: The Outbreak of Democracy	p. 3
Miami: Regime Change in Latin America	p. 6
Iraq: The Failure of Empire	p. 8
New Awakenings	p. 14
A System in Crisis	p. 17
Conflicting Worldviews	p. 19
Different Worlds	p. 21
Economic Democracy	p. 25
Momentum for Change	p. 28
Design for Corporate Rule	p. 32
Key Ingredients of the Globalization Model	p. 34
Hypergrowth	p. 34
Privatization and Commodification	p. 36
Economic and Cultural Homogenization	p. 38
Export-Oriented Trade and Investment	p. 38
Beneficiaries of Economic Globalization	p. 44
The Role of the Media	p. 52
The Unholy Trinity: The World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Trade Organizatio	p. 55
The World Bank	p. 56
The International Monetary Fund	p. 60
The World Trade Organization	p. 65
Proposals	p. 73
Alternatives in Action	p. 75
Ten Principles for Sustainable Societies	p. 77
Core Principles	p. 78
New Democracy	p. 79
Subsidiarity	p. 82
Ecological Sustainability	p. 85
Common Heritage	p. 87
Diversity	p. 88
Human Rights	p. 96
Jobs, Livelihood, Employment	p. 97
Food Security and Safety	p. 98
Equity	p. 98
The Precautionary Principle	p. 100
Applying the Principles to Globalization	p. 103
Reclaiming the Commons: What Should Be Off-Limits to Globalization?	p. 105
Understanding the Commons	p. 107
Current Threats to the Commons	p. 109
The Tradition of the Commons	p. 124
Threats to the Modern Commons	p. 131
Three Proposals to Reempower the Commons	p. 136
Subsidiarity: Recalling Power from the Global	p. 147
Understanding Subsidiarity	p. 149
The Road to the Local	p. 151
Investment and Finance Issues	p. 155
Response to Critics of Subsidiarity	p. 160
Alternative Operating Systems	p. 164
Energy Systems	p. 165
Transportation Systems	p. 179
Manufacturing Systems	p. 188
Standards of Measurement	p. 198
Alternative Operating Systems (2)	p. 209
Agriculture and Food Systems	p. 209
Global Media	p. 230
People's Alternative Initiatives	p. 253
Global Governance	p. 269
Corporate Structure and Power	p. 271
Corporate Structure Today	p. 274
Citizen Actions Against Corporate Power	p. 280
Ending Corporate--State Collusion	p. 290
Toward Alternative Business Structures	p. 294
New International Structures	p. 301
A Review of the Current Situation	p. 302
Essential Rules of a Just and Sustainable International Trade and Finance System	p. 309
Restructuring the Institutional Framework	p. 314
Strengthening the Countervailing Powers of the U.N. System	p. 321
Creating New Global Institutions	p. 324
Global to Local: What You Can Do	p. 333
Steps You Can Take as a Consumer	p. 334
Steps You Can Take as a Worker	p. 337
Steps You Can Take as a Depositor and Investor	p. 339
Steps You Can Take as a Citizen	p. 340
Resources: Groups Working Toward Alternatives to Economic Globalization	p. 347
Resources: Useful Tools and Indicators	p. 367
Sources	p. 369
Index	p. 383
About the Authors	p. 403
About the International Forum on Globalization (IFG)	p. 407
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