Critical Perspectives on Globalization and Neoliberalism in the Developing Countries

This book gives a critique of the contemporary global capitalist system and the adverse consequences suffered by the developing countries as a result of their 'integration' into this system. The current neoliberal paradigm of capitalist development as the only or the best alternative for the economic, social and political development of the developing countries is rejected. The authors search for more human and ecologically sustainable alternatives, focusing on Latin America, Asia and women.

This book gives a critique of the contemporary global capitalist system and the adverse consequences suffered by the developing countries as a result of their 'integration' into this system. The current neoliberal paradigm of capitalist development as the only or the best alternative for the economic, social and political development of the developing countries is rejected. The authors search for more human and ecologically sustainable alternatives, focusing on Latin America, Asia and women.

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Social scientists, some in or from the Third World, explore such topics as the state of underdevelopment in the new periphery; a Latin American perspective on the relevance of structuralist and dependency theories; liberalization, state patronage, and the new inequality in southern Asia; whether workers in Latin America have gained from liberalization and regional integration; obstacles and opportunities to women's empowerment under neoliberal reform; the effects of globalization and neoliberalism in Latin America at the beginning of the millennium; and sustainable popular development to overcome the neoliberal paradigm. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)