Global Backlash

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

This is an excellent book! The format, substance, biographical material, choice of original selections, and writing style are splendid. Recommended for general readers; academic audiences, upper-division undergraduate and up; and professionals.

• Chapter 1 AcknowledgmentsChapter 2 List of AcronymsChapter 3 Introduction: Of Magenta Hair, Nose Rings, and NaïvetéPart 4 Part I The Clash of VisionsChapter 5 IntroductionChapter 6 1.1 Globaphobia: Confronting Fears about Open TradeChapter 7 1.2 Address to WTO Ministerial MeetingChapter 8 1.3 Report of the International Financial Institution Advisory CommissionChapter 9 1.4 Free Trade Is Not FreeChapter 10 1.5 Globalism on the RopesChapter 11 1.6 Alternatives to Economic GlobalizationChapter 12 1.7 The New InternationalismChapter 13 1.8 General Principles and GenderChapter 14 1.9 The Death of the Washington Consensus?Chapter 15 For Further ReadingPart 16 Part II The Historical ContextChapter 17 IntroductionChapter 18 2.1 How Europe Underdeveloped AfricaChapter 19 2.2 Why Can't People Feed Themselves?Chapter 20 2.3 Long before Seattle: Historical Resistance to Economic GlobalizationChapter 21 2.4 Present at the Creation: The Bretton Woods AgreementsChapter 22 2.5 Multinational Corporations and United States Foreign PolicyChapter 23 2.6 Declaration on the Establishment of a New International Economic OrderChapter 24 2.7 We Are to Be Sacrificed: Indigenous Peoples and DamsChapter 25 2.8 The Pillars of the SystemChapter 26 For Further ReadingPart 27 Part III Realigning Trade RulesChapter 28 IntroductionChapter 29 3.1 A Just and Sustainable Trade and Development Initiative for North AmericaChapter 30 3.2 Another Look at NAFTAChapter 31 3.3 Cross-Border Labor SolidarityChapter 32 3.4 NAFTA's Labor Agreement: LessonsChapter 33 3.5 Building Workers' Human Rights into the Global Trading SystemChapter 34 3.6 How the South Is Getting a Raw Deal at the WTOChapter 35 3.7 How to Support the Rights of Women Workers in the Context of Trade Liberalisation in IndiaChapter 36 3.8 Agreement on the Establishment of a Free Trade AreaChapter 37 For Further ReadingPart 38 Part IV Challenging Corporate ConductChapter 39 IntroductionChapter 40 4.1 The Conscious Consumer: Promoting Economic Justice through Fair TradeChapter 41 4.2 What Hope for Ethical Trade in the Globalized Garment Industry?Chapter 42 4.3 Business Partner Terms of Engagement and Guidelines for Country SelectionChapter 43 4.4 Presentation and Acceptance of Reebok Youth in Action AwardChapter 44 4.5 Children of the Looms: Rescuing the Carpet Kids of Nepal, India, and PakistanChapter 45 4.6 Independent Monitoring in Guatemala: What Can Civil Society Contribute?Chapter 46 4.7 Can Advocacy-Led Certification Systems Transform Global Corporate Practices?Chapter 47 4.8 Forest Stewardship Council Principles and CriteriaChapter 48 4.9 Letter to University Presidents Regarding Anti-Sweatshop Campaigns on American CampusesChapter 49 4.10 Statement to College and University PresidentsChapter 50 4.11 Developing Effective Mechanisms for Implementing Labor Rights in the Global EconomyChapter 51 For Further ReadingPart 52 Part V Rolling Back GlobalizationChapter 53 Introduction Chapter 54 5.1 Our Word Is Our WeaponChapter 55 5.2 Bringing the Food Economy Back In: The Social, Ecological, and Economic Benefits of Local FoodChapter 56 5.3 Jaiv Panchayat: Biodiversity Protection at the Village LevelChapter 57 5.4 The Cochabamba Declaration on Water: Globalization, Privatization, and the Search for AlternativesChapter 58 5.5 The Treaty Initiative: To Share and Protect the Global Water CommonsChapter 59 5.6 South-South Summit Declaration: Towards a Debt-Free MillenniumChapter 60 5.7 Controlling Casino CapitalChapter 61 5.8 How Much Is Enough?Chapter 62 5.9 Toward a Deglobalized WorldChapter 63 For Further ReadingChapter 64 Conclusion: What Does It All Add Up To?Chapter 65 Globalization: Can Governments, Companies, and Yes, the Protesters Ever Learn to Get Along?Chapter 66 Bibliography of Global Backlash Web SitesChapter 67 Index Chapter 68 About the ContributorsChapter 69 Credits