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Chapter 18: Globalisation, power, and social movements

 

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Case studies Video clips Weblinks Further reading Podcasts

 

Weblinks

Freedom House:
http://www.freedomhouse.org/
A non-profit, non-partisan organisation, that advocates for democratic and economic freedom across the globe.

50 Years Is Enough
http://orgs.tigweb.org/50-years-is-enough-network
An activist network dedicated to critiquing and reforming the World Bank and the IMF.

Global Exchange:
http://www.globalexchange.org/index.html
An activist website that critiques globalisation and global institutions such as the World Bank and the IMF, with the aim of advancing social, environmental and economic justice and creating a sustainable world.

The Australian APEC Study Centre:
http://www.apec.org.au/
This site contains a links and resource section developed by the pro-globalisation Australian APEC Study Centre at RMIT University.

The Globalism Research Centre—RMIT University:
http://www.rmit.edu.au/GLOBALISM
An academic research body aimed at studying global processes of change and continuity.

Human Development Reports:
http://hdr.undp.org/
Produced by the United Nations Development Programme, these annual reports provide a wealth of comparative information on national and global trends.

International Labour Organization:
http://www.ilo.org/
A resource-rich site from the United Nations agency that promotes international labour standards and human rights.

The Runaway World:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/events/reith_99/default.htm
A series of five BBC Reith Lectures delivered by Anthony Giddens in 1999 on various aspects of globalisation. Available online in text, audio and video. Revised text versions of the lectures can also be found at: http://www.lse.ac.uk/Depts/global/publreithlecturesrev.htm

Whirled Bank:
http://www.whirledbank.org/
A spoof website on the World Bank with a range of interesting resources.