Communities and Capital - Local Struggle Against Corporate Power and Privatization (Paperback)

Capitalism has long been idealized as a symbol of success, power, and free enterprise. In reality, while capitalism has brought wealth and success to some people, many others are rapidly losing opportunities to make a living as globalization transfers more and more control over local resources to distant powers. Today there is a growing sense that something is wrong with a system that treats people as mere components of the production process, focusing on efficiency to such extremes that services to citizens of even wealthy nations are neglected. The eleven anthropologists, economists, and researchers represented in this volume address this disparity of global capitalism and offer surprising solutions to the present effects of the burgeoning "global marketplace" on some of today's struggling communities. The essays, ranging in subject matter from the preservation of traditional fishing communities in New England to the effects of NAFTA, emphasize the need to reestablish grassroots development and locally focused use of resources and champion the concerns of contemporary poor and working-class people. In its consideration of possible alternatives to the profoundly damaging effects of uncontrolled global capitalism, "Communities and Capital" offers a new perspective that balances the power and success of capitalism with a recognition of its costs.

General

Imprint:	University of Georgia Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Southern Anthropological Society Proceedings
Release date:	February 2000
First published:	February 2000
Editors:	Thomas W. Collins • John D. Wingard
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	168
ISBN-13:	978-0-8203-2173-8
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Macroeconomics > General Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Ownership & organization of enterprises > Privatization Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
LSN:	0-8203-2173-7
Barcode:	9780820321738

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