The Case Against the Global
Economy: And for Local Self-reliance
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Economic globalization, writes Jerry Mander, involves arguably the most
fundamental redesign of the planets political and economic arrangements
since at least the Industrial Revolution. Yet the profound implications of
these fundamental changes have barely been exposed to serious public
scrutiny or debate. Despite the scale of the global reordering, neither our
elected officials nor our educational institutions nor the mass media have
made a credible effort to describe what is being formulated or to explain
its root philosophies. From which omission arises The Case Against the
Global Economy. The 43 essays in this collection comprise a point-by-
point analysis of globalization and its consequences that demonstrates
that the future may not be as bright as business leaders tell us. Among the
highlights: William Greider examines how General Electric works to shape
(with the goal of controlling) the political arena; Ralph Nader and Lori
Wallach attack NAFTA and GATT for undermining the sovereign authority
of democratic governments; and Wendell Berry looks at the concerted
efforts of big business to destroy local, particularly rural, communities in

order to plunder the environment without opposition. Several authors,
including Satish Kumar, Jeanette Armstrong, and Kirkpatrick Sale, outline
alternatives to the global economy based on bioregional principles of local
self-sufficiency.
Personal Review: The Case Against the Global Economy: And
for Local Self-reliance
I first read this book in 1997 not too long after it was first published and
again just recently, it is more relevant now because things described are
coming down in the world. Some essays cover such topics as trade, the
third world, explanations of GATT & NAFTA, mass layoffs in labor, the food
supply & genetically modified organisms. Other writers question whether or
not the idea of "globalization" is even sustainable, one starts to wonder
exactly who is behind "globalization" and benefits from it 'cause the
majority sure doesn't. There is a whole section of this book devoted to
corporations and they way they function. Wal-Mart & General Electric get
whole essays all their own, and richly deserved.Usually books this
accurate about the state of the world are just too depressing because the
problems seem so entrenched and we're helpless to do anything about
them. Not so here, the last section of the book focuses on community &
localization and is uplifting.I wish more people would read this book.
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