PANUPS: Resource Pointer #172
July 20, 1998
*Globalization and its Discontents: Essays on the New
Mobility of People and Money, 1998.* Saskia Sassen. Examines
how multinational corporations supersede the legal
institutions of their home countries and argues that natural
and financial resources are rapidly being concentrated while
corporate accountability is diminishing. Explores how
economic globalization exploits the poor and describes role
of international agreements such as NAFTA and GATT. 241 pp.
US$25.00. The New Press. 450 West 41st St., NY, NY 10036;
phone (800) 233-4830; fax (212) 629-8617.
*License to Loot: The MAI and How To Stop It, 1998.* Friends
of the Earth. Explains how proposed Multilateral Agreement on
Investment would work and describes impacts it would have on
environmental, human rights, development and labor issues.
Offers suggestions for actively opposing MAI including
targeting media, legislators and other administrative
agencies. 44 pp. US$10. Friends of the Earth, 1025 Vermont
Ave., N.W., Suite 300, Washington, D.C. 20005; phone (212)
783-7400; fax (202) 784-0444; email mvalli@aol.com.
*Focus on the Corporation* (Email list server)
Gives weekly reports and critical analysis on corporate
actions, plans, abuses and trends. To subscribe send the
following email message on one line to
listproc@essential.org: subscribe corp-focus (your name). For
more information, contact Robert Weissman at
rob@essential.org.
* Cornerhouse Briefing Papers, 1998.* The Corner House.
Recent Briefing Papers address issues of corporate tactics
and public relations. "Engineering of Consent: Uncovering
Corporate PR" -- Explores how corporate calls for "dialogue"
or "cooperation" have masked attempts to manipulate public
debates, silence or neutralize critics and create an image of
socially concerned business. Provides information about
corporate public relation strategies to aid activists and
concerned citizens in recognizing manipulative tactics and
holding corporations accountable. "Whose Voice is Speaking?
How Opinion Polling and Cost-Benefit Analysis Synthesize New
Publics"- Further explores the role of PR in corporate
strategy, examining opinion polling and cost-benefit
analysis. For cost and ordering information contact The
Corner House, P.O. Box 3137, Station Road, Sturminster
Newton, Dorset DT101YJ, UK; email cornerhouse@gn.apc.org.
* Agriculture, Pesticides and Environment: Policy Options,
1997.* Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Examines how agricultural policy and pesticide policy
influence the amount of pesticides used, their manner of
application and their environmental impacts, particularly in
industrialized nations. Provides suggestions for policy
improvements, including the reduction of financial incentives
which lead to increased pesticide use. Makes recommendations
regarding farm equipment, information technology,
bioengineering and institutional changes. Includes case
studies in Australia, France, Italy, Japan, Sweden, the
United Kingdom and the United States. 68 pp. For cost and
ordering information, contact the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD) Publications, 2, rue
Andr-Pascal, 75775 Paris, France, CEDEX 16; web site
www.oecd.org.
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