 |
|
|
Item Details
| Title:
|
COMMUNITIES AND CAPITAL
LOCAL STRUGGLE AGAINST CORPORATE POWER AND PRIVATIZATION |
| By: |
Thomas W. Collins (Editor), John D. Wingard (Editor) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
|
£44.95 |
|
We currently do not stock this item, please contact the publisher directly for
further information.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ISBN 10: |
0820321729 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780820321721 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
3 February, 2000 |
| Series: |
Southern Anthropological Society Proceedings No. 33 |
| Pages: |
168 |
| Language: |
English, Multiple languages |
| Description: |
The 11 anthropologists, economists and researchers represented in this volume address what they consider to be the disparities of global capitalism and offer solutions to the effects that the burgeoning "global marketplace" has on some of today's struggling communities. |
| Synopsis: |
Capitalism has long been idealized as a symbol of success, power, and free enterprise. In reality, while capitalism has brought wealth and success to some people, many others are rapidly losing opportunities to make a living as globalization transfers more and more control over local resources to distant powers. Today there is a growing sense that something is wrong with a system that treats people as mere components of the production process, focusing on efficiency to such extremes that services to citizens of even wealthy nations are neglected. The eleven anthropologists, economists, and researchers represented in this volume address this disparity of global capitalism and offer surprising solutions to the present effects of the burgeoning "global marketplace" on some of today's struggling communities. The essays, ranging in subject matter from the preservation of traditional fishing communities in New England to the effects of NAFTA, emphasize the need to reestablish grassroots development and locally focused use of resources and champion the concerns of contemporary poor and working-class people. In its consideration of possible alternatives to the profoundly damaging effects of uncontrolled global capitalism, Communities and Capital offers a new perspective that balances the power and success of capitalism with a recognition of its costs. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
University of Georgia Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
Little Worried Caterpillar (PB)
Little Green knows she''s about to make a big change - transformingfrom a caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly. Everyone is VERYexcited! But Little Green is VERY worried. What if being a butterflyisn''t as brilliant as everyone says?Join Little Green as she finds her own path ... with just a littlehelp from her friends.
|
|
All the Things We Carry PB
What can you carry?A pebble? A teddy? A bright red balloon? A painting you''ve made?A hope or a dream?This gorgeous, reassuring picture book celebrates all the preciousthings we can carry, from toys and treasures to love and hope. With comforting rhymes and fabulous illustrations, this is a warmhug of a picture book.
|
|
|
|