Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. contents v
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Envisioning a Civilized Globalization 1
6. Globalization: Who Gains? Who Loses?
7. Who Gains and Who Loses? An Economic Perspective 15
8. Globalization, Neoliberalism, and Health 27
9. Latin America: Inequality, Poverty, and Questionable Democracies 39
10. Globalization versus Cultural Authenticity? Valentine’s Day and Hindu Values 53
11. Adjusting Global Markets to Social Needs
12. Core Labor Standards: An Incremental Approach 61
13. Protecting the Environment from Trade Agreements 75
14. Financing the Transition to a Low-Carbon Future 87
15. Arts and Culture in World Trade: Promoting Cultural Diversity 99
16. Currency Transaction Tax: Curbing Speculation, Funding Social Development 111
17. Reforming Global Governance and Institutions
18. Paths to Reforming Global Governance 123
19. Democracy and Globalization 139
20. Recasting the World Trade Organization 157
21. Can Development Assistance Help? 167
22. Reforming Global Governance: The Continuing Importance of the Nation-State 181
23. Building a Global Countermovement
24. Globalization-from-Below: An Innovative Politics of Resistance 191
25. Seattle: Global Protest Comes of Age 207
26. Globalization-from-Below: Letter from Honduras 215
27. Transnational Union Strategies for Civilizing Labor Standards 221
28. Alternative Globalization 237
29. A New Urgency: Civilizing Globalization in an Era of Terrorism 253
30. Contributors 269
31. Index 273