Deepening the Atlantic

Deepening the Atlantic
Author: Wolfgang H. Reinicke
Publisher:
Total Pages: 102
Release: 1996
Genre: Business & Economics
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With the end of the Cold War, many have argued that the close economic relationship between the United States and Europe should replace the security alliance as the primary basis of the transatlantic partnership. In this book, Wolfgang Reinicke critically assesses the basic premise of such a proposition and examines two concrete proposals that have been made to strengthen transatlantic economic relations--a Transatlantic Free Trade Area (TAFTA) and a New Transatlantic Marketplace. According to Reinicke, a TAFTA is likely to be both too little--tariffs and quantitative restrictions being of importance in a few sectors only--and too much--their elimination being unrealistic in the short term. The idea of a New Transatlantic Marketplace, he says, fits with the fact that the United States and the European Union form the core of the global economy. Keeping its limits and risks in mind, it could provide the relationship with a new foundation for the 21st century.

Capitalism and Dispossession

Capitalism and Dispossession
Author: David P. Thomas
Publisher: Fernwood Publishing
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2022-05-25T00:00:00Z
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1773635271

This edited collection brings together a broad range of case studies to highlight the role of Canadian corporations in producing, deepening and exacerbating conditions of dispossession both at home and abroad. Rather than presented as instances of exceptional greed or malice, the cases are described as expected and inherent consequences of contemporary capitalism and/or settler colonialism. A core purpose of the book is to combine and synthesize analyses of dispossession within and outside of Canada. While the literature tends to treat the two as distinct and unrelated phenomena, these processes are often connected, as the normalization of settler colonialism at home can lead to indifference and acceptance of dispossession caused by Canadian companies abroad. This book brings local and global cases together in order to present a rigorous analysis of the role of Canadian corporate activity in processes of dispossession. The book includes a diversity of theoretical approaches related to the overarching theme of capitalism and dispossession; however, they share a critical analysis of capitalism and its implications on marginalized peoples at home and abroad. Included are political economy approaches that draw on the work of theorists such as David Harvey, important interventions from Indigenous and settler colonial studies, feminist approaches using the work of scholars such as Silvia Federici and the concept environmental racism, which draws on both critical race theory and environmental justice literature.

The Wall and the Bridge

The Wall and the Bridge
Author: Glenn Hubbard
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2022
Genre: Capitalism
ISBN: 0300259085

An informed argument for an economic policy based on bridges of preparation and adaptation rather than walls of protection and exclusion "When technological change and globalization in recent decades brought frustration over the resulting losses to jobs and communities, there were no guardrails to get these workers back on track. As this compelling book shows, our nation is going to need bridges to help people get through the unavoidable transformations."--Edmund Phelps, 2006 Nobel Laureate in Economics and author of Mass Flourishing Free-market economists often have noted that there are winners and losers in a competitive capitalist world. The question of how to deal with the difficult real-life consequences faced by the losers, however, has largely been ignored. Populist politicians have tried repeatedly to address the issue by creating walls--of both the physical and economic kinds--to insulate communities and keep competition at bay. While recognizing the broad emotional appeal of walls, economist Glenn Hubbard argues that because they delay needed adaptations to the ever-changing world, walls are essentially backward-looking and ultimately destined to fail. Taking Adam Smith's logic to Youngstown, Ohio, as a case study in economic disruption, Hubbard promotes the benefits of an open economy and creating bridges to support people in turbulent times so that they remain engaged and prepared to participate in, and reap the rewards of, a new economic landscape.

Hearings

Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1330
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