Global Backlash Citizen Initiatives for a Just World Economy

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• ISBN13: 9780742510333
• ISBN10: 0742510336
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-03-27
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Global Backlash is the first book to move beyond the monolithic portrayal of the globalization protests that have escalated since Seattle and are not likely to abate soon. With trenchant analysis and dozens of primary documents from a variety of popular and uncommon sources, Robin Broad explores proposals and initiatives coming from the backlash to answer the question, But what do they want? A range of sophisticated propositions and a vibrant debate among segments of the backlash emerge. Highly readable and analytically powerful, this book is vital to understanding the most potent protest movement of our times. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Author Biography

Robin Broad is associate professor of international development at American University in Washington, D.C.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xv
List of Acronyms	p. xix
Introduction: Of Magenta Hair, Nose Rings, and Naivete	p. 1
The Clash of Visions
Introduction	p. 13
Globaphobia: Confronting Fears about Open Trade	p. 23
Address to WTO Ministerial Meeting	p. 26
Report of the International Financial Institution Advisory Commission	p. 29
Free Trade Is Not Free	p. 34
Globalism on the Ropes	p. 38
Alternatives to Economic Globalization	p. 42
The New Internationalism	p. 47
General Principles and Gender	p. 51
The Death of the Washington Consensus?	p. 56
For Further Reading	p. 60
The Historical Context
Introduction	p. 65
How Europe Underdeveloped Africa	p. 77
Why Can't People Feed Themselves?	p. 80
Long before Seattle: Historical Resistance to Economic Globalization	p. 86
Present at the Creation: The Bretton Woods Agreements	p. 92
Multinational Corporations and United States Foreign Policy	p. 95
Declaration on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order	p. 99
We Are to Be Sacrificed: Indigenous Peoples and Dams	p. 103
The Pillars of the System	p. 106
For Further Reading	p. 112
Realigning Trade Rules
Introduction	p. 117
A Just and Sustainable Trade and Development Initiative for North America	p. 129
Another Look at NAFTA	p. 135
Cross-Border Labor Solidarity	p. 140
NAFTA's Labor Agreement: Lessons	p. 142
Building Workers' Human Rights into the Global Trading System	p. 150
How the South Is Getting a Raw Deal at the WTO	p. 154
How to Support the Rights of Women Workers in the Context of Trade Liberalisation in India	p. 158
Agreement on the Establishment of a Free Trade Area	p. 165
For Further Reading	p. 168
Challenging Corporate Conduct
Introduction	p. 173
The Conscious Consumer: Promoting Economic Justice through Fair Trade	p. 188
What Hope for "Ethical" Trade in the Globalized Garment Industry?	p. 192
Business Partner Terms of Engagement and Guidelines for Country Selection	p. 197
Presentation and Acceptance of Reebok Youth in Action Award	p. 199
Children of the Looms: Rescuing the "Carpet Kids" of Nepal, India, and Pakistan	p. 201
Independent Monitoring in Guatemala: What Can Civil Society Contribute?	p. 206
Can Advocacy-Led Certification Systems Transform Global Corporate Practices?	p. 210
Forest Stewardship Council Principles and Criteria	p. 216
Letter to University Presidents Regarding Anti-Sweatshop Campaigns on American Campuses	p. 222
Statement to College and University Presidents	p. 224
Developing Effective Mechanisms for Implementing Labor Rights in the Global Economy	p. 228
For Further Reading	p. 236
Rolling Back Globalization
Introduction	p. 243
Our Word Is Our Weapon	p. 258
Bringing the Food Economy Back In: The Social, Ecological, and Economic Benefits of Local Food	p. 262
Jaiv Panchayat: Biodiversity Protection at the Village Level	p. 269
The Cochabamba Declaration on Water: Globalization, Privatization, and the Search for Alternatives	p. 273
The Treaty Initiative: To Share and Protect the Global Water Commons	p. 274
South-South Summit Declaration: Towards a Debt-Free Millennium	p. 275
Controlling Casino Capital	p. 282
How Much Is "Enough"?	p. 287
Toward a Deglobalized World	p. 292
For Further Reading	p. 296
Conclusion: What Does It All Add Up To?	p. 301
Globalization: Can Governments, Companies, and Yes, the Protesters Ever Learn to Get Along?	p. 305
Bibliography of Global Backlash Web Sites	p. 309
Index	p. 325
About the Contributors	p. 335
Credits	p. 343
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