| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xxiv, 232 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-216) and index. |
| Contents |
Pt. 1: Canaries in the mine. A new day : Zambia and free trade ; The night shift : Argentina and monetary policy ; Life and debt : Brazil and interest rates ; Power and light : South Africa and privatization -- Pt. 2: Chickens coming home to roost. Neoliberal Negroes : Chicago and democracy ; Deals with the devil and other reasons to riot : Malawi, Mexico, and food ; The plan : Washington, D.C., and housing ; Things fall apart : Chicago and family ; Si, cago, voy : Chile, Venezuela, and hope for the future. |
| Summary |
Two-time Pulitzer finalist Jon Jeter reports on the freemarket reforms of the IMF and the World Bank, which in a single generation created a transnational underclass by imbibing a risky cocktail of deindustrialization, privatization, and anti-inflationary monetary policy that have led to the subprime mortgage scandal, the food crisis, and the fraying of traditional social bonds (marriage). |
| Subject |
Free trade -- Social aspects.
|
|
International trade -- Social aspects.
|
|
Economic development -- Social aspects.
|
|
Economic policy -- Social aspects.
|
|
Working class -- Social conditions.
|
|
Globalization -- Economic aspects.
|
| ISBN |
9780393065077 |
|
0393065073 |
| Standard No. |
BWX R7777862 |
|
AU@ 000043849686 |
|
NZ1 12883862 |
|
IG# 9780393065077 |
|
