San Antonio College Library

Presents a comprehensive reference manual that describes free trade and the history of the North American Free Trade Agreement, and discusses the loss of American jobs to Mexico, and the economical and political fallout as a result of the agreement.

"In The Global Class War, Jeff Faux argues that the politics of the new world market is dominated by a virtual "Party of Davos," the globe-trotting network of corporate investors and CEOs, and the politicians and journalists who work on their behalf. Clinton and his treasury secretary, Robert Rubin, and Bush and his defense secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, may use different strategies, but they promote the same globalization agenda in which the benefits...

"In this book, scholars from the three North American countries examine Congress and the NAFTA integration process. They propose changes in policymaking by Congress and other institutions to facilitate a smoother and deeper process of integration within North America."--Jacket.

Recently a growing chorus of complaint has been raised against globalization. It is widely blamed for destroying U.S. jobs and reducing American wages. The authors of this book speak directly to these concerns. They demonstrate with straightforward prose and simple illustrations why the globaphobes are wrong. Globalization has not reduced the availability of jobs. Nor has it reduced the average wage. It has played only a small part in the deteriorating...

"The author maintains that global capitalism and economic globalization have rested and must continue to rest on a secure political foundation. However, this foundation has eroded since the end of the Soviet threat. To ensure survival of the global economy, Gilpin concludes, the United States and other major powers must recommit themselves to working together to rebuild its weakened political foundation."--Jacket.