Ideologies of Globalization (RIPE Series in Global Political Economy)

ISBN: 041518925X

Author: Rupert, Mark

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This book examines the key debates about globalization and provides a detailed and incisive analysis of the varied and often contradictory opposition to globalization within the United States.Subjects covered include:* the historical context of the development of globalization in the US in the post-war period* opposition to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the General Agreement on Trade & Tariffs (GATT) & the World Trade Organisation (WTO)* the nationalist response to globalization from 'militia' groups and others on the extreme right* the populist backlash against globalization* recent moves by advocates of the free market to present 'globalization with a human face'.