Craig Potton Publishing
Titles appearing in Reference — Research Book News — August 2007
The democracy sham; how globalisation devalues your vote. (reprint, 2006)
Gould, Bryan.
Craig Potton Publishing, ©2007 175 p. $24.00 JQ5881
978-1-877333-50-7
Gould (A former British diplomat and Labour Member of Parliament) offers a critical look at the politics of corporate globalization, paying particular attention to the experience of New Zealand and, to a somewhat lesser extent, the United Kingdom. He disputes both the inevitability and the alleged benefits of corporate globalization and describes its impact on domestic-policy making, arguing that it is undermining democratic institutions. Finally, he concludes with a number of international and national regulatory mechanisms for addressing the problem. There is no US distributor for this book, so exchange rates may affect the price. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
