ABSTRACT
Localization is a manifesto to unite all those who recognize the importance of cultural, social and ecological diversity for our future - and who do not aspire to a monolithic global consumer culture. It is a passionate and persuasive polemic, challenging the claims that we have to be 'internationally competitive' to survive and describing the destructive consequences of globalization. This book is unique in going beyond simply criticizing free trade and globalization trends. It details self-reinforcing policies to create local self-sufficiency and shows clearly that there is an alternative to globalization - to protect the local, globally.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|23 pages
The Problem — Globalization
chapter Chapter 1|6 pages
Globalization — What it is and the Damage it Does
chapter Chapter 2|8 pages
History and WTO Enforcing of Comparative Advantage
chapter Chapter 3|7 pages
Theory and Attempted Enforcement of Capital Advantage
part Two|124 pages
The Solution — Localization
chapter Chapter 4|10 pages
From Globalization to Localization — A Potential Rallying Call
chapter Chapter 5|25 pages
Localization — Increasing Community Renewal
chapter Chapter 6|6 pages
‘Protect the Local, Globally' —A Route to Localization
chapter Chapter 7|11 pages
Localizing Production and Dismantling Transnational Companies
chapter Chapter 8|19 pages
Localizing Capital
chapter Chapter 9|10 pages
A Localist Competition Policy
chapter Chapter 10|10 pages
Taxes for Localization
chapter Chapter 11|12 pages
Democratic Localism
chapter Chapter 12|19 pages
Trade and Aid for Localization
part Three|88 pages
How Localization Might Come About