Capitalist Globalization : Consequences, Resistance, and Alternatives.

""Globalization, "" surely one of the most used and abused buzzwords of recent decades, describes a phenomenon that is typically considered to be a neutral and inevitable expansion of market forces across the planet. Nearly all economists, politicians, business leaders, and mains...

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Main Author: Hart-Landsberg, Martin (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Monthly Review Press, 2013.
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Summary:""Globalization, "" surely one of the most used and abused buzzwords of recent decades, describes a phenomenon that is typically considered to be a neutral and inevitable expansion of market forces across the planet. Nearly all economists, politicians, business leaders, and mainstream journalists view globalization as the natural result of economic development, and a beneficial one at that. But, as noted economist Martin Hart-Landsberg argues, this perception does not match the reality of globalization. The rise of transnational corporations and their global production chains was the result of.
Physical Description:1 online resource (224 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781583673553
1583673555
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.