RIPE Series in Global Political Economy

This book examines the key debates about globalization and provides a detailed and incisive analysis of the varied and often contradictory opposition to globalization within the United States.Subjects covered include:* the historical context of the development of globalization in the US in the post-war period* opposition to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the General Agreement on Trade & Tariffs (GATT) & the World Trade Organisation (WTO)* the nationalist response to globalization from ''militia'' groups and others on the extreme right* the populist backlash against globalization* recent moves by advocates of the free market to present ''globalization with a human face''.