{"product_id":"globalization-and-the-global-politics-of-justice-9780415425179","title":"Globalization and the Global Politics of Justice","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book brings together a set of distinguished academics and activists to analyze, critique, and debate the global politics of poverty and justice and the contemporary nature of globalization. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt examines the connections between âreally existing globalizationâ, global capitalism, and global poverty, and the idea of and prospects for âglobal justiceâ now and in the future. Identifying continuing contradictions between the stated aims of the reigning global economic orthodoxy and the actual consequences of these policies in relation to alleviation of severe poverty and injustice, the authors engage in a lively critique of the very visible campaigns to end global poverty during the past several years and especially in 2005, the year of the make Poverty History campaign, Live8, the Africa Commissionâs report, and the Gleneagles G8 summit. Contributions range from consideration of the meaning and definition of global justice, its relation to global ethics and development in both\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface 1. The Global Politics of Justice \u003cem\u003eBarry K. Gills \u003c\/em\u003e2. Global Justice: A Democratic Perspective \u003cem\u003eHeikki Patomäki \u003c\/em\u003e3. Global Justice: From Theory to Practice \u003cem\u003eSimon Caney \u003c\/em\u003e4. Global Poverty: Development Ethics Meets Global Justice \u003cem\u003eAsunción Lera St. Clair \u003c\/em\u003e5. Globalization and Post-modern Imperialism \u003cem\u003eAnkie Hoogvelt \u003c\/em\u003e6. Globalization and Contestation: A Polanyian Problematic \u003cem\u003eRonaldo Munck \u003c\/em\u003e7. A Political Analysis of the PRSP Initiative: Social Struggles and the Organization of Persistent Relations of Inequality \u003cem\u003eHeloise Weber \u003c\/em\u003e8. Governing through Empowerment: Oxfam’s Global Reform and Trade Campaigns \u003cem\u003eSuzan Ilcan\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAnita Lacey \u003c\/em\u003e9. Recasting Neo-liberalism in the Americas: A Critique of the Preliminary Needs Assessment of the Millennium Development Goals in the Dominican Republic \u003cem\u003eM. Martin Bosman\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eM. Mark Amen \u003c\/em\u003e10. The ‘Dominican Model’: A ‘Work in Progress’ towards sustainable Human Development \u003cem\u003eJohn R. Gagain, Jr. \u003c\/em\u003e11. Commentary on the Report of the Africa Commission - A Common Cause? What Cause? A Commentary on Our Common Interest: An Argument \u003cem\u003eLansana Gberie \u003c\/em\u003e12. African Solutions to African Problems? A Critique of Our Common Interest: An Argument \u003cem\u003eTim Kelsall \u003c\/em\u003e13. Commentary on the Politics of ‘Global Justice’ in 2005 - Global Poverty: A Perspective from Islamic Political Economy \u003cem\u003eSajjad Khan \u003c\/em\u003e14. Fair Trade and Global Justice \u003cem\u003ePaul Chandler \u003c\/em\u003e15. The Myth of Charity: A 2005 Reality Check \u003cem\u003eJonathan Glennie \u003c\/em\u003e16. From Charity to Solidarity \u003cem\u003eNick Dearden \u003c\/em\u003e17. The G8 Debt Deal: A Commentary \u003cem\u003eBen Young \u003c\/em\u003e18. Was that ‘Charity’? Is this ‘Partnership’? \u003cem\u003eDavid W. Golding \u003c\/em\u003e19. Continuity and Change: An Eyewitness Account of The World Social Forum–Caracas 2006 \u003cem\u003eElizabeth Pallister\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577321951575,"sku":"9780415425179","price":137.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415425179.jpg?v=1746094891","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/globalization-and-the-global-politics-of-justice-9780415425179","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}