| Uniform title |
Globaliserungsfalle. English.
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| Physical description |
x unnumbered pages, 269 pages ; 22 cm |
| Notes |
Originally published in German under the title, Die Globalisierungsfalle : der Angriff auf Demokratie und Wohlstand, Hamburg : Rowohlt, c1996. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. The 20:80 Society. World rulers en route to a different civilization -- 2. Everything is everywhere. Globalization and global disintegration -- 3. Dictatorship with limited liability. Playing pool on the world money market -- 4. The law of the wolves. The jobs crisis and the new transnationals -- 5. Comforting lies. The myth of locational factors and the fairness of globalization -- 6. Sauve qui peut: but who still can? The disappearing middle classes and the rise of radical seducers -- 7. Perpetrators or victims? The poor global players and the welcoming back of compulsion -- 8. Who does the state belong to? The decline of politics and the future of national sovereignty -- 9. An end to disorientation. How to get out of the dead end -- Ten ways to prevent the 20:80 society. |
| Summary |
The Global Trap is an extraordinary book that explores the spread of globalization and its effects. The authors provide an account that is highly informed, yet extremely readable, showing how internationalism, once an invention of social-democratic labor leaders, has firmly changed sides. Now more than 40,000 transnational corporations play off their own workers -- and different nation-states -- against one another. Calling for the restoration of the primacy of politics over economics and the repair of the state, this book is a cry of alarm. Currently being translated into 13 languages, The Global Trap is set to become an international bestseller; it cannot be ignored. |
| Language notes |
Translated from the German. |
| Other author |
Schumann, Harald, 1957-
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| Subject |
Globalization.
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Competition, International.
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International economic relations -- Political aspects.
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Capitalism.
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Democracy.
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Globalisation. |
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Democracy. |
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Capitalism. |
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European Union. |
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Financial services. |
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Competition. |
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Deregulation. |
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Unemployment. |
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Overseas item. |
| ISBN |
0796918406 (paperbackHRSC/RGN) |
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1551641151 (bound : Canada) |
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1551641143 (paperback: Canada) |
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1864030410 (paperbackPluto Press) |
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1856495299 (cased Zed) |
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1856495302 (limp Zed) |
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