Global Tensions: Challenges and Opportunities in the World Economy

by Lourdes Beneria (Editor), Savitri Bisnath (Editor)

Against the backdrop of demonstrations in Seattle, Porto Alegre and Genoa and within the context of growing resistances to free trade and the current global trends, Global Tensions takes a close look at the challenges posed by the processes of globalization at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Composed of original essays by renowned scholars, this volume explores controversial topics such as free trade, women's rights, labor standards, the World Trade Organization and global tensions.

320 pages, Hardcover

First published October 3, 2003