People Before Profit: The New Globalization in an Age of Terror, Big Money, and Economic Crisis Contributor(s): Derber, Charles (Author), Chomsky, Noam (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0312306709 ISBN-13: 9780312306700 Publisher: Picador USA OUR PRICE: $21.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2003 Annotation: Has globalization failed us? The promises of economic stability, increased prosperity, and cultural cooperation seem more like a pipe dream than ever before. But rather than stop globalization, Charles Derber challenges us to rewrite its rules in order to fulfill its potential as an agent of democracy and global harmony. In this provocative and optimistic work, one of the first examinations of globalization after September 11, 2001, Derber argues that only a democratic cure--begun at the grassroots level--will end global terror and economic insecurity. "People Before Profit" provides an essential understanding of our world economy as well as a practical guide for building a stable and more equitable global community. |
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BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Globalization - Business & Economics | International - Economics - Business & Economics | Globalization |
Dewey: 337 |
LCCN: 2002008065 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.85 lbs) 324 pages |
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Publisher Description: Has globalization failed us? The promises of economic stability, increased prosperity, and cultural cooperation seem more like a pipe dream than ever before. But rather than stop globalization, Charles Derber challenges us to rewrite its rules in order to fulfill its potential as an agent of democracy and global harmony. In this provocative and optimistic work, one of the first examinations of globalization after September 11, 2001, Derber argues that only a democratic cure--begun at the grassroots level--will end global terror and economic insecurity. People Before Profit provides an essential understanding of our world economy as well as a practical guide for building a stable and more equitable global community. |
Contributor Bio(s): Derber, Charles: - Charles Derber is professor of sociology at Boston College and former director of its graduate program on social economy and social justice. He is a prolific scholar in the field of politics, economy, international relations, and U.S. culture. He has written 17 internationally acclaimed books and several major research grants, as well as hundreds of scholarly articles, magazine essays, and newspaper columns. |