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Ideologies of Globalization: Contending Visions of a New World Order (Routledge Ripe Studies in Global Political Economy)

Book information

Year
2000
ISBN
041518925X, 9780415189255, 9780203170601
Open Library ID
OL7485790M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1192833 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
208\204
Topic
Education
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This book examines the key debates about globalization and provides a detailed and incisive analysis of the varied and often contradictory opposition to globalization within the United States.Subjects covered include:* the historical context of the development of globalization in the US in the post-war period* opposition to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the General Agreement on Trade & Tariffs (GATT) & the World Trade Organisation (WTO)* the nationalist response to globalization from 'militia' groups and others on the extreme right* the populist backlash against globalization* recent moves by advocates of the free market to present 'globalization with a human face'.

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