Unmaking Goliath: Community Control in the Face of Global Capital

by DeFilippis,James

• ISBN13: 9780415945240
• ISBN10: 0415945240
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-12-05
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

James DeFilippis offers a fresh approach to understanding the impact of economic globalization on cities and communities in the US. Arguing against those who say that our communities are powerless in the face of footloose corporations, DeFilippis considers what localities can do in the face of heightened capital mobility in order to retain an autonomy that furthers egalitarian social justice.Unmaking Goliathexplores how we go about accomplishing this in practical, political terms. The book investigates these issues by analyzing contemporary collectivist organizations in housing, banking and industry and tracing their fortunes in the era of globalization.

Author Biography

James DeFilippis is assistant professor of Black and Hispanic Studies at Baruch College, City University of New York

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction	1	(16)
Chapter 1 Understanding Capital Mobility, the "New Urban Politics," and Local Autonomy	17	(20)
Chapter 2 Collective Ownership and Community Control and Development The Long View	37	(24)
Chapter 3 Collective Ownership of Work	61	(26)
Chapter 4 Collective Ownership of Housing	87	(26)
Chapter 5 Collective Ownership of Money	113	(28)
Chapter 6 Conclusions	141	(12)
Epilogue	153	(10)
Notes	163	(4)
Bibliography	167	(10)
Index	177