{"product_id":"no-globalization-without-representation-9780812253177","title":"No Globalization Without Representation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmid the mass protests of the 1960s, another, less heralded political force arose: public interest progressivism. Led by activists like Ralph Nader, organizations of lawyers and experts worked inside the system. They confronted corporate power and helped win major consumer and environmental protections. By the late 1970s, some public interest groups moved beyond U.S. borders to challenge multinational corporations. This happened at the same time that neoliberalism, a politics of empowerment for big business, gained strength in the U.S. and around the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo Globalization Without Representation\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of how consumer and environmental activists became significant players in U.S. and world politics at the twentieth century''s close. NGOs like Friends of the Earth and Public Citizen helped forge a progressive coalition that lobbied against the emerging neoliberal world order and in favor of what they called fair globalization. From boycotting Nestlé in the 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[A] remarkable book...Adler seamlessly weaves together the various forms of activism carried out by the fair globalizers. In doing so, he highlights the difficulties faced by public interest progressives, as evidenced by their growing reliance on grassroots activists in the 1990s and beyond in the face of the bipartisan consensus on neoliberalism. Simply put, the lesson of Adler’s book is that if progressives of the twenty-first century hope to fundamentally alter the status quo, whether in relation to the economy, climate change, or foreign policy, it will take more than just public interest groups. They need to confront powerbrokers in the halls of power and on the streets, in the United States and abroad. * Global Policy *\u003cbr\u003ePaul Adler’s study is one of those examples of scholarship that is at the same time informative, engaging, timely, and compelling.Furthermore,forsomebodywhowitnessed firsthand many of the events Adler talks about,thegustoofrevivingthemisconjoined with the intellectual pleasure of seeing them—eventually—so finely historicized. The praise is even more deserved if one thinks of the nature of the matter on Adler’s hands. Dealingwiththeriseofawiderantiglobalization movement—or 'fair globalization' movement, as Adler puts it—is a daunting task. * H-Diplo *\u003cbr\u003eThis carefully researched, thoughtfully presented analysis of three decades of activists provides new insights concerning various members of the recent American Left. Adler intelligently explores what he terms ‘public interest progressivism’ involving ‘professionalized advocacy nonprofits’ contending with the forces of globalization from the early 1970s through the 1999 Battle of Seattle protests against the World Trade Organization (WTO). * Choice *\u003cbr\u003eWith razor-sharp clarity and a well-paced narrative, Paul Adler has written a riveting history of political conflicts over multinational corporations and economic liberalization. The book contains many memorable stories of political conflicts, from the halls of the World Health Organization in Geneva to street protests in Seattle. Deeply researched and eminently readable, the book enriches our understanding of globalization and some of its fiercest critics. * Stephen Macekura, Indiana University *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Prologue. The Good Parts of the System to Beat the Bad\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart I. Don't Buy Nestlé\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. Of Big Business and Baby Bottles\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. A Strong Boycott Is One Way\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. From Grassroots Boycotters to Global Advocates\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Evolving Global Responses\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart II. A New International Regulatory Order?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. You Must Keep the Struggle Visible\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. A Mixture of Relief, Anger, Joy, Sadness\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. Our New Way of Global Organizing\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. The Limitations of Victories\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart III. Revolution Within the World Capitalist System\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9. Economic \"Freedom's\" Awful Toll\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10. What's This \"GATT\"?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11. An Independent Voice on Behalf of the Majority\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12. A Coalescing Coalition\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart IV. We Fought Big Against NAFTA and Lost\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 13. What Do You All Export?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 14. New Schisms and New Alliances\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 15. Our Job Is to Get Him to Bend in Our Direction\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 16. NAFTA Is the Future\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart V. Rebuilding to Victory in the 1990s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 17. We Are All Asking, Where Are We?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 18. To Expose the Entire Free-Trade Model\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 19. Derailing Fast Track\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 20. We Seem to Be Winning\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart VI. You Must Come to Seattle!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 21. Everybody Clear Your Calendars\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 22. Shut Down the WTO!\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 23. Battling in Seattle\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 24. A Messy Miracle\u003cbr\u003e Coda. A Multiheaded Swarm of a Movement\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405746348375,"sku":"9780812253177","price":38.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/no-globalization-without-representation-9780812253177","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}