Globalisation and Its Discontents - by John Wiseman (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Most analyses of globalization convey the message that it is an unstoppable force sweeping away national sovereignty and inevitably creating a brave new world of borderless and boundless consumerism. In such a context politics and democracy become irrelevant. This collection of essays develops a more critical and grounded analysis of the nature and implications of globalization. Many of the contributions to this book conclude that there are real political choices to be made. Even though the economic context has changed, politics still matters.

About the Author

STEPHEN MCBRIDE is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science, Simon Fraser University. His previous books include Not Working: State, Unemployment and Neo-Conservatism in Canada, winner of the Smiley Prize for the best book on the study of government and politics in Canada; Dismantling a Nation: The Transition to Corporate Rule, co-authored with John Shields; and The Training Trap: Ideology, Training and the Labour Market, co-edited with Thomas Dunk and Randle Nelsen.

JOHN WISEMAN is Associate Professor at the School of Social Science and Planning, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. He is the author of Global Nation: Australia and the Politics of Globalization; Alternatives to Globalization: an Asia-Pacific Perspective; and New Economic Directions for Australia, co-authored with J. Camilleri, B. Frankel, R. Watts and P. Christoff. He was joint winner of the International Lelio Basso Prize for Political and Economic Alternatives awarded by the Lelio Basso Foundation, Rome, 1998.