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Globalize This! The Battle Against the World Trade Organization

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ISBN-10: 1567511961

ISBN-13: 9781567511963

Edition: 2000

Authors: Kevin Danaher, Roger Burbach

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List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Common Courage Press
Publication date: 7/1/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 218
Size: 7.75" wide x 5.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English

Described by The New York Times as the "Paul Revere of globalization's woes," Dr. Kevin Danaher is a cofounder of Global Exchange, Executive Director of the Global Citizen Center, and Executive Co-Producer of the Green Festivals in San Francisco, Washington, DC, Chicago and Seattle. He is the author or editor of eleven books, including Ten Reasons to Abolish the IMF and World Bank (Seven Stories Press), and (with Jason Mark) Insurrection: Citizen Challenges to Corporate Power(Routledge).

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Making History
What Happened in Seattle and What Does It Mean?
Skeleton Woman Visits Seattle
How We Really Shut Down the WTO
The Revolt of the Globalized
We Traveled to Seattle: A Pilgrimage of Transformation
Seattle Debacle: Revolt of the Developing Nations
Fixing or Nixing the WTO
Prattle in Seattle: Media Coverage Misrepresented the Protest
The Debate Over Tactics
Dealing with Diversity
Where Was the Color in Seattle?
Seattle and Beyond: Making the Connection in the 21st Century
Indigenous Peoples' Seattle Declaration
Unity Statement of Philippine Social Movements, Labor Groups, Peoples' Organizations and NGOs
The Case Against the WTO
Top Ten Reasons to Oppose the WTO
Reforming the WTO Is the Wrong Agenda
Spinning a New Mythology: the WTO as Protector of the Poor
Will a Social Clause in Trade Agreements Advance International Solidarity?
The WTO Turns Back the Environmental Clock
A New Food Movement Comes of Age in Seattle
Ways to Restructure the Global Economy
It's Time to Go on the Offensive. Here's How
Trade Now, Pay Later
UNCTAD: Time to Lead, Time to Challenge the WTO
Time for a Tobin Tax
Rewriting the Rules for Global Investment
Fair Trade, Not Free Trade
Why and How to Pressure the World Bank
Conclusion: Ten Ways to Democratize the Global Economy
Contributing Authors
Index
About Global Exchange