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Localization: A Global Manifesto
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Governments hold up international competitiveness a the be-all and end-all of policy, presenting globalization as inevitable. The author shows that it isn't and that local economies, local autonomy and local democracy can all be protected - globally - if the aid and trade rules are changed. The text provides the arguments and examples for all those threatened by the onward march of a monolithic, undifferentiated, global consumer culture, and for those wanting to preserve local values and services - whether local food, local housing, education, transport or environment.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #522709 in Books
- Published on: 2000-07-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 192 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Colin Hines is a Fellow of the International Forum on Globalization He is co-author of The New Protectionism, and author of Localization (both books are published by Earthscan).
Customer Reviews
Visionary or rabble-rouser?
Are the protesters of Seattle and Prague "a mere rabble of exuberant irrationalists" (The Economist, September 23, 2000) or are they visionaries who are addressing the limits of globalisation?
Colin Hines tackles the task of formulating a workable alternative with enthusiasm and imagination. It would be well for those firmly embedded in the'Washington consensus' that dominates the IMF, the World Bank and the WTO to read and think about what their critics have to say. In this reviewers opinion, three-quarters of the book makes very good sense and one-quarter is completely 'off the wall'. The problem is that only time will tell for sure which is which. But compared with turgid and unquestioning recitations of the benefits of globalisation that dominate the thinking of the rich and powerful (symbolised by The Economist), this book is refreshingly open. It even offers grounds for optimism.
Economists and ecologists, globalisers and localisers, doers and dreamers will all gain from reading this book.
David Piachaud, Professor, London School of Economics
