The major problems facing the world as it gets used to the twenty-first century are global inequality, poverty, war and militarism, oppression, exploitation and ecological sustainability. Far from solving these problems, economic and political neo-liberalism seems to be plunging us deeper into them. Diverse opposition movements have arisen over the years to combat these problems, which the groups generally consider to be the result of "globalization". These opposition movements suffer greatly from being opposed to lots of things without necessarily putting forward realistic alternative suggestions. This impressive new book seeks to analyze and develop serious alternatives to the status quo. With contributions from a wide range of scholars, this important book will provide a uniquely varied outlook. Students and academics involved in international politics and economics as well as general readers with an interest in the anti-globalization movement will find this work incredibly useful.
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As neo-liberal globalization pushes us further toward global inequality, poverty, war and militarism diverse movements are arising to voice their concerns. These movements have in common a lack of credible alternatives and this book is a contribution to a more positive debate.
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Introduction: towards democracy through socialisms PART I Governance and law 1 Socialism and individual freedom 2 Globalization’s challenge to feminist political economy and the law: a socialist perspective PART II Reembedding 3 Earth democracy 4 The imperative of the social bond: after the triumph of markets 5 Adam Smith’s green vision and the future of global socialism 6 Marx’s anti-authoritarian ecocommunism PART III Pleasure 7 Hedonist revisionism 8 Post-porn\post-anti-porn: queer socialist pornography PART IV Development visions 9 The failure of African socialisms and their future 10 The “impasse” debate and socialist development PART V Political agency 11 Global alternatives and the meta-industrial class, Postscript on the surplus population PART VI Possible worlds 13 Socialism beyond market and productivism 14 From socialists to localists
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780415328203
Publisert
2004-01-08
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
566 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
U, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
282

Biographical note

Robert Albritton is Professor of Political Science at York University, Toronto, Canada. Shannon Bell is Associate Professor of Political Science at York University, Toronto, Canada. John R. Bell is Professor in the General Arts and Sciences Program at Seneca College, Toronto, Canada. Richard Westra is Assistant Professor of International and Area Studies at Pukyong National University, Pusan, Republic of Korea.