E.J.A.G.
the Economic Justice Action Group
Part of the Social Justice Program of the
First Unitarian Church, Portland, Oregon


Bibliography / Reading List

EJAG members are in the process of assembling a more current bibliography /reading list. Two somewhat out-dated versions are avialable below. Please feel free to suggest additions or submit a synopsis of any of these that you have read.

Link to the Bibliography-2 (MS Word document)

(See also the Resource Guide)

Anderson, Sarah (editor). Views from the South. Oakland, CA: Food First (Co-published with the International Forum on Globalization), 2000

Anderson, Sarah and Cavanaugh, John, with Lee, Thea. Field Guide to the Global Economy. New York: The New Press, 2000.

Barlow, Maude. The Free Trade Area of the Americas: The Threat to Social Programs, Environmental Sustainability and Social Justice. San Francisco: International Forum on Globalization, 2001. (Order from IFG, 415-561-7650,
$2 plus postage.)

Batra, Ravi. The Great American Deception: What Politicians Won't Tell You about Our Economy and Your Future. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1996.

Clarke, Tony and Maude Barlow. MAI: The Multilateral Agreement on Investments and the Threat to American Freedom. NewYork: The ApexPress, 1997.

Daly, Herman. Beyond Growth: The Economics of Sustainable Development.
Boston: Beacon Press, 1996.

Danaher, Kevin (editor). Democratizing the Global Economy. The battle against the World Bank and the IMF. Available from the 50 Years is Enough Network for $20. Call 202-IMF-BANK.

Derber, Charles. Corporation Nation: How Corporations Are Taking Over Our Lives and What We Can Do About lt. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2000.

Frank, Ellen, et. al. Real World Globalization, 6th Edition. Cambridge, MA: Dollars and Sense Economic Affairs Bureau, Inc.

Greider, William. One World, Ready or Not: The Manic Logic of Global Capitalism. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997. Long but very clear introduction to global production and investment.

Gribskov, Margaret. The WTO vs. American Democracy: Is Trade the Only Thing That Counts? Portland, OR: First Unitarian Church, 2000.

Hahnel, Robin. Panic Rules: Everything You Need to Know About the Global Economy. Cambridge, MA: South End Press, 1999.

Hawkin, Paul. The Ecology of Commerce. New York: HarperCollins, 1993.

Hightower, Jim. If the Gods Had Wanted Us to Vote, They Would Have Given Us Candidates. New York: HarperCollins, 2000.

Korten,David C. When Corporations Rule the World. West Hartford, CN: Kunarian Press, 1995. A classic.

Korten, David C. The Post-Corporate World: Life After Capitalism. West Hartford, CN. Kumarian Press, 1999.

Mander, Jerry and Edward Goldsmith, eds. The Case Against the Global Economy and for a Turn Toward the Local. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1996.

MacEwan, Arthur. Neo-Liberalism or Democracy? Economic Strategy, Markets, and Alternatives for the 21st Century. St. Martin's Press, 1999 (20% discount: call 1-800-221-7945 x 270).

McArthur, John R. The Selling of "Free Trade ": NAFTA, Washington, and the Subversion of American Democracy. New York: Hill & Wang, 2000.

Petras, James and Morris Morley. Empire or Republic: American Global Power and Domestic Decay. New York: Routledge, 1995.

Rahnema, Majid, and Bawtree, Victoria (editors). The Post-Development Reader. Boston: Zed Books, 1997. Essays on women, neocolonialism, the environment, development and official ideologies.

Ross, Andrew (editor). No Sweat: Fashion, Free Trade, and the Rights of Garment Workers. Verso, 1997.

Shrybman, Steven. WTO: The World Trade Organization, A Citizen's Guide. (2nd ed.) Toronto: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives & James Lorimer & Co., 2001. (Order from Canadian Centre, 613-563-1341, $19.95.) Shrybman, an international trade lawyer who writes in clear, easy-to-understand language, analyzes how the various parts of the WTO agreements will invalidate state, local and national laws.

Shiva, Vandana. Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply. South End Press, 2000.

Shuman, Michael H. Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in a Global Age. New York: The Free Press, 1998.

Videos on Globalization and Free Trade:

"Banking on Life and Debt," 30 minutes. The World Bank, the IMF, structural adjustment, and three case studies (Brazil, Phillipines, Ghana). Narrated by Martin Sheen. Produced by Maryknoll World Productions, PO Box 308, Maryknoll, NY, 10545-0308, 800-227-8523.

"Deadly Embrace," 30 minutes. The World Bank, structural adjustment, and Nicaragua. $25 from Elizabeth Canner, 617-666-5122 or <lizcanner@hotmail.com>.

"Global Village or Global Pillage," 28 minutes. How people around the world are fighting the "race to the bottom." Preamble Center's World Economy Project. $25 per copy, $10 for students and low-income.

"Two Trevors go to Washington," The IMF/World Bank meetings & protests in April 2000 through the eyes of two South Africans.
http://go.to/two.trevors

"WTO: In Whose Hands?" 20 minutes. A video by the Women's Division General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church. $5. 1-800-305-9857.

 

 

 

11-06-2001 / 06-25-2003 / 05-15-2008