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Globalization

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Why Politicians Dare Not Limit Economic Growth

The logic of free-market capitalism states that the economy must grow continuously or face an unpalatable collapse. With the environmental situation reaching crisis point, however, it is time to stop pretending that mindlessly chasing economic growth is compatible with sustainability, argues Tim Jackson.

 
Globalisation is Good For You

Markets reinvented the world, and nobody intended – or even envisaged – the outcome. Now the role of the left in an era of declining state power is to ensure that the structures of governance are directed towards protecting all equally.

 
2008: The Demise of Neoliberal Globalization

The ideology of neoliberal globalization was not in fact a new idea in the history of the modern world-system, although it claimed to be one. It was rather the very old idea that the governments of the world should get out of the way of large, efficient enterprises in their efforts to prevail in the world market.

 
The Consequences of Globalization and Neoliberal Policies. What are the Alternatives?

Is there an alternative to plundering the earth? Is there an alternative to making war? Is there an alternative to destroying the planet?

 
More Money, More Problems

Our cult-like devotion to a healthy economy leads us to ignore the effect it has on our society - and to blame human nature for its ravages.

 
How the Neoliberals Stitched Up the Wealth of Nations for Themselves

Given that the crises of inequality is the predictable effect of the dismantling of public services and the deregulation of business and financial markets, given that it damages the interests of nearly everyone, how has neoliberalism come to dominate public life?

 
Globalization and Democracy: Some Basics

The fight against free trade is a fight for the right to politico-economic democracy, public services, and a social wage, the right not to be completely at the mercy of big capital.

 
Globalisation: Emancipating or Reinforcing?

What are the real trends of global economic growth, and how widely are the benefits of global trade shared? A close look at the evidence casts doubt on conventional optimism, writes Robert Wade.

 
Globalization in Retreat

Fifteen years after the prophesied borderless, stateless international economy, globalization has in fact reached its high water mark - and is receding.