2007 University Of Minnesota Press

Despite the World Bank's profound impact on economic, political and social conditions during the post-World War II era, cultural critics have largely ignored yhe institution. Working to correct this blind spot, Bret Benjamin's Invested Interests ...

2007 University Of Minnesota Press

Proponents of better money argue that they have created currencies that value pepople more than profitability, ensuring thar human needs are met with reasonable costs and decent wages - and supporting local economies that emphasize ...

2006 University Of Minnesota Press

This work presents compelling alternatives to capitalism - and strategies for achieving them. Is there life after capitalism? In this creatively argued follow-up to their book "The End of Capitalism (As We Knew It)", J. ...

2006 University Of Minnesota Press

This is the classic text on representations of capitalism and their political effects - with a new introduction. In the mid-1990s, at the height of academic discussion about the inevitability of capitalist globalization, J. K. ...

2005 University Of Minnesota Press

2003 University Of Minnesota Press

The future outlines of the new global order are the constant object of speculation-economic, political, and metaphysical. From the sunny new world proclaimed by global free marketers to the rebellion against globalization unleashed in the ...

2003 University Of Minnesota Press

In bodies and selves, we can see politics, economics, and culture play out, and the tensions and crises of society made visible. The women's movement, lobbies for the elderly, pro-choice and pro-life movements, AIDS research ...

2003 University Of Minnesota Press

World Bank literature is more than a concept-it is a provocation, a call to arms. It is intended to prompt questions about each word, to probe globalization, political economy, and the role of literary and ...