Resource Pointer #91
August 7, 1996
For copies of the following resources, please contact
the appropriate publishers or organizations directly.
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*The Nation, July 15/22 issue, 1996.* Weekly periodical
of world news. July 15/22 issue focuses on economic
globalization, the worldwide growth of corporate power
and the accompanying negative impacts to human rights,
organized labor, health and the environment. Presents
critiques of globalization by several activists,
including Jerry Mander (Public Media Center,
International Forum on Globalization), Martin Khor
(editor of Third World Resurgence and Third World
Economics), Helena Norberg-Hodge (Society for Ecology
and Culture, International Forum on Globalization-
Europe) and others. US$4 (US$5 out of U.S.). The Nation,
72 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011; phone (212) 242-
8400; fax (212) 463-9712.
*South-North: Citizen Strategies to Transform a Divided
World, 1995.* (Discussion draft). John Cavanagh, ed.
Presents transcripts of discussions at 1995
International Forum on Globalization workshop, which
focused on articulating range of critiques of economic
globalization. Stresses that gap between Northern
nations and Southern nations is widening as well as gap
between rich and poor worldwide. Discusses range of
topics, including World Bank, popular movements against
globalization, trade and workers' rights, environmental
protection and alternative trading movements. 48 pp.
US$3. International Forum on Globalization, P.O. Box
12218, San Francisco, CA 94112; phone (415) 771-3394;
fax (415) 771-1121; email ifg@igc.apc.org.
*The Next Fifty Years: The United Nations and the United
States, 1996.* Tom Barry. Urges reform of United Nations
in order to make it a stronger body for facilitating
peace, ending human rights abuses and addressing labor,
health and environmental effects of the global economy.
Describes past and current UN successes and failures in
these areas, and examines ways UN agencies can move
toward greater representation and greater advocacy of
human rights and environmental protection. Focuses on
next 50 years of UN activities, and suggests ways to
bring about reform, including enlightened leadership by
the U.S. 202 pp. US$7.95 plus US$3 shipping and handling
(after September 15, 1996, price changes to US$11.95
plus shipping and handling). Interhemispheric Resource
Center, Box 4506, Albuquerque, NM 87196; phone (505)
842-8288; fax (505) 246-1601; email
resourcectr@igc.apc.org.
*International Forum on Globalization (IFG).* Formed in
1995 by representatives of 40 organizations in 19
countries, IFG works to inform the public about
globalization's negative consequences and to develop
strategies to reverse the trend of globalization.
Activities include teach-ins, speaking tours and
publications. IFG, P.O. Box 12218, San Francisco, CA
94112; phone (415) 771-3394; fax (415) 771-1121; email
ifg@igc.apc.org.
*Fifty Years is Enough Campaign.* An international
organization dedicated to transforming the World Bank,
the International Monetary Fund and other international
financial institutions. Calls for a global economy that
fosters equity, sustainability, local control,
participation, and preservation of environmental and
cultural heritages. Activities include lobbying, non-
violent direct action and public education. Fifty Years
is Enough Campaign, 1025 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 300,
Washington, DC 20005; phone (202) 879-3187; fax (202)
879-3186; email wb50years@igc.apc.org.
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