This paperback version of the 2001 book is revised to take into account demonstrations since those protesting the 1999 World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle, and the braking impact of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the new democracy movement. Activists affiliated with the San Francisco-based International Forum on Globalization examine nations' collusion in the global corporate governance game. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Maude Barlow is the bestselling author of 20 books. She sits on the board of Food & Water Watch, the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature, and is a counselor with the World Future Council. She served as senior water advisor to the UN General Assembly and was a leader in the campaign to have water recognized as a human right. She is the recipient of fourteen honorary doctorates, the Right Livelihood Award and is the current chancellor of Brescia University. She lives in Ottawa, Ontario.