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New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman memorably described the tens of thousands of activists who surfaced in Seattle to protest the World Trade Organization in November and December of 1999 as "A Noah's ark of flat-earth advocates, protectionist trade unions, and yuppies looking for their 1960s fix." Janet Thomas is an authentic voice of that movement, and she's confident enough in her views to cite Friedman, and then cast him aside: "The dominant media is entirely a voice for corporate interests." The Battle in Seattle is intended to inspire members of the burgeoning movement who took Seattle by surprise and now seem to show up at every city holding international trade talks to register their disapproval.

Thomas was a participant in the protests and has a wonderful story to tell: "WTO week in Seattle was a global tailspin at the end of the century." Much of her account is impressionistic and written in the first person, but she also attempts to provide an overview of the controversy and explain why it matters. "There was shocking violence perpetrated against peaceful protesters, against unwitting city residents simply doing what they do every day, against demonstrators trying to get home and ordinary citizens trying to get to work, against the unruly and the otherwise," she writes. Thomas is opinionated and never shy about her anticorporate stance: "It's a corporate illness that pervades our culture, and we're all part of the equation." Readers of The Nation and Mother Jones surely will enjoy The Battle in Seattle. Thomas's convictions may represent a growing force as the United States and the rest of the world wrestles with globalization. As the author says in the final words of her book, "Stay tuned." --John J. Miller

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Between 40,000 and 60,000 people protested against the World Trade Organization's Third Ministerial on November 30, 1999. They converged on Seattle to express their concerns about the power of corporations, globalization, and the gap between fantasies of the good life and the real lives of working people everywhere.

Energized by her own participation in the protests, Seattle writer Janet Thomas was determined to present a view of the events that went beyond the facile coverage of the media. She interviewed many of the participants and has created portraits of modern civil disobedience that will serve as an inspiration for all people concerned about the homogenization of daily life and the disparity between rich and poor around the globe.

By concentrating on both the personalities and the issues, The Battle in Seattle serves as a corrective to all those who believe that the protesters expressed their beliefs in vain. Janet Thomas is a published author and a playwright, and has a long history of participation in civic and environmental issues. She lives on San Juan Island in Washington.

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Dissapointing. .......2005-07-07

Had all the makings of a great book, but the analysis is shallow and very unbalanced. Unfortunately, like some of the activist movements it discusses, the book makes a passionate presentation of serious problems that should be addressed, but fails to propose viable and practicable solutions to these issues.

What Was At Stake In Seattle And Beyond?.......2002-10-08

To the surprise and amazement of most Americans, the events of November 1999 in Seattle came like a lightning bolt out of nowhere. Since the electronic media had done little to inform the average TV viewer of what the World Trade Organization (WTO) was, or what they would be trying to accomplish in their convention in Seattle, no one understood or appreciated the collection of concerns, misgivings, and grievances the protestors were there to use in way of ammunition for making the WTO stand up and take notice. Within a few days, we were all holding our breath.

Not since the heady days of the 1960s, or on a smaller scale, the No-Nukes movement of the late 1970s had such passion, conviction, or energy been thrust into the equation of public politics than was done over that short period of time in Seattle. And here to give us a up-close and personal description as well as a cogent interpretation of those days of confrontation is author Janet Thomas, who, by taking a participant-observer role, attempts to describe, from inside the ranks of the protestors, who they are and why they are confronting the WTO and the forces of economic globalization it represents.

This is a hardly an objective, dispassionate, or even look at the events that transpired over the spate of several days in and around Seattle . Yet in its urgency, passion, and position-taking the reader comes to understand, at least from the myriad of organizations participating in the demonstrations, the reasons for their activities. Given the media's proclivities to dismissing any such protest as the work of mindless anarchists or social, political, and economic trouble-makers, this more introspective approach is a breath of fresh air. Thomas describes the reasoning of the protestors in terms of their concerns for the social, economic, and political costs associated with globalism. As happened with Chicago in 1968, the forces of the organized society seem to all accrue to those in power such as the WWTO, and the citizens are left to explain their actions and their motives between the margins, since the media is seemingly uninterested in their politics or their issues. All the media wanted to concentrate on was the violence, which makes great TV, and requires little explanation.

Thus, by giving voice to the myriad of different organizations involved in the demonstrations, Thomas helps the reader to understand their motives in performing such acts of civil disobedience as well as the issues themselves much better. In this she performs a yeoman service to the general public, who certainly needs to understand the particulars of the issues much better if they are to ever appreciate the terrible danger organizations like the WTO potentially represent. Anyone interested in the ways in which economic globalism works, and the ways in which we each can act to constrain, block, or modify their efforts to encroach on our liberties should read this interesting and well-written book. Enjoy!

All the news the media didn't let us see.......2001-05-12

Informative detail of just what the agenda of the Seattle and later, the Ottawa protestors wish to accomplish. The TV news doesn't tell us about WTO rules supercedeing laws enacted in Massachusetts. The TV news does not tell the story of the prison-factories in El Salvador. The TV news avoids telling us about the man that makes $104,000 per hour while his Haitian workers make 13 cents per hour. Janet Thomas does. And she also tells us why the TV news skips the real story, because it is controlled by the same people.

While the TV news avoids the story of thousands of peaceful demonstrators attempting to make sure sovereignty and democracy survive the WTO, it concentrates on a handful of violent demonstrators who get out of hand. Janet Thomas tells the story straight.

The truth behind the media's version of WTO protests.......2000-12-14

The truth is hard to take when you realize you are part of a system that does not serve the basic needs of so many around the globe. This book seeks to go beyond the media's focus on a small number of anarchistic acts in Seattle's WTO week. It both reveals and explores in depth the real issues at the base of this 50,000 person protest. Thomas' approach is both scholarly and undogmatic. Individual sketches serve to break down denial in readers such as myself, readers who start out not really wanting to hear the truth. The bonus: at the end, you are not left feeling hopeless. Thomas has compiled a rich and extensive list of resources to further research the information and ideas expressed in her book. If you are interested in learning about world economic justice, read this book.

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Intensifying global financial liberalization and integration has been accompanied by increased financial volatility over the past two decades. This has been revealed most dramatically by the Asian financial crisis and the more recent crisis in Argentina. These and lesser-known crises in emerging economies have focused attention on determining the most appropriate role for international and national financial institutions to play. This volume offers a wide-ranging overview of the problems and possible policy responses involved in resolving the issues discussed.

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Persistent episodes of global financial crises have placed the existing system of international monetary and financial governance under stress. The resulting economic turmoil provides a focal point for rethinking the norms and institutions of global financial architecture and the policy options of public and private authorities at national, regional and transnational levels. This volume moves beyond analysis of the causes and consequences of recent financial crises and concentrates on issues of policy. Written by distinguished scholars, it focuses on the growing tension between global market structures and national policy imperatives. Accessible to both specialists and general readers, the analysis is coherent across a broad range of theoretical and empirical cases. Offering a series of reasoned policy responses to financial integration and crises, the volume grapples directly with the institutional and often-neglected normative dimensions of international financial architecture. The volume thus constitutes required reading for scholars and policy-makers.

Global Governance and Financial Crises (Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy)

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Global Governance and Financial Crises (Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy)
Meghnad Desai
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ASIN: 0415305292

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Are global financial markets rational or are manias possible? Should crises be allowed to run theor course and purge the system ? Should a lender of last resort intervene to dampen their impact on the real economy? These questions and others are addressed in this impressive book. br The editors of this book have pulled together a collection of chapters that review the spate of financial crises that have occured in recent years starting with Mexico in 1994 and moving on to more recent crises in Turkey and Argentina. With impressive contributiors such as Douglas Gale, Gabriel Palma and Andrew Gamble, this book will be a timel and authoritative study.

Pathways through financial crisis: Argentina.: An article from: Global Governance

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Pathways through financial crisis: Argentina.: An article from: Global Governance
Brad Setser , and Anna Gelpern
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Title: Pathways through financial crisis: Argentina.
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Date: October 1, 2006
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Volume: 12 Issue: 4 Page: 465(23)

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Pathways through financial crisis: India.: An article from: Global Governance

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Pathways through financial crisis: India.: An article from: Global Governance
Arunabha Ghosh
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Title: Pathways through financial crisis: India.
Author: Arunabha Ghosh
Publication: Global Governance (Magazine/Journal)
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Pathways through financial crisis: Indonesia.: An article from: Global Governance

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Pathways through financial crisis: Indonesia.: An article from: Global Governance
Leonardo Martinez-Diaz
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Title: Pathways through financial crisis: Indonesia.
Author: Leonardo Martinez-Diaz
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Volume: 12 Issue: 4 Page: 395(18)

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Pathways through financial crisis: Malaysia.: An article from: Global Governance

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Pathways through financial crisis: Malaysia.: An article from: Global Governance
Jomo Kwame Sundaram
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Title: Pathways through financial crisis: Malaysia.
Author: Jomo Kwame Sundaram
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Pathways through financial crisis: South Africa.: An article from: Global Governance

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Pathways through financial crisis: South Africa.: An article from: Global Governance
Cyrus Rustomjee
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Title: Pathways through financial crisis: South Africa.
Author: Cyrus Rustomjee
Publication: Global Governance (Magazine/Journal)
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Volume: 12 Issue: 4 Page: 431(18)

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Pathways through financial crisis: Turkey.: An article from: Global Governance

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Pathways through financial crisis: Turkey.: An article from: Global Governance
Calum Miller
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Title: Pathways through financial crisis: Turkey.
Author: Calum Miller
Publication: Global Governance (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 2006
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Volume: 12 Issue: 4 Page: 449(16)

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Understanding pathways through financial crises and the impact of the IMF: an introduction.(International Monetary Fund): An article from: Global Governance

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Understanding pathways through financial crises and the impact of the IMF: an introduction.(International Monetary Fund): An article from: Global Governance
Ngaire Woods
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Title: Understanding pathways through financial crises and the impact of the IMF: an introduction.(International Monetary Fund)
Author: Ngaire Woods
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You don't have to be a multi-millionaire to invest like one!

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Save your money and skip this one............1998-07-26

This was the first time I was tempted to send a book back to Amazon and get a refund. This book delivered plenty of "sizzle" about Swiss annuities, but didn't give me much "steak."

The authors spent significant (wasted) print space trying to sell the reader on the general concept of Swiss annuities. You don't have to sell me on the general concept of Swiss annuities. If I wasn't interested, I wouldn't have bought the book. Like any investment, I want to see the details and an objective, well reasoned analysis before I plunk down the cash. I'll use the information that you provide to make an educated decision. In my opinion, the authors failed to provide enough information. They also failed to temper their (perhaps justified) enthusiasm for Swiss annuities. So what I was left with was little more than an enthusiastic sales pitch. One that cost me $25.

Some questions I would have liked to have seen answered: What if the Swiss franc! doesn't continue to be a favored currency relative to the dollar, how would this change the equation? (a relevant question since the Swiss franc HAS dropped to about SF 1.50 to $1.00 USD, and the prevailing opinion of European analysts is that they expect it to drop some more this year) What about variable annuities offered by Swiss insurance companies? What are the products offered by the companies you recommend? What makes them recommended? What makes the companies different? All in all, the only really useful information for me was at the end of the book where they provided names and addresses of recommended Swiss insurance companies. If you go and buy a recent copy of PROFIT magazine (I can't remember but I think it was the July issue) you can get the exact same information. Save your money, buy the magazine.

In all fairness to the a! uthors, I do have to thank them for their efforts to public! ize a relatively obscure investment device that shows some real potential.

Essential information on a cutting-edge investment product.......1998-07-09

Better than Gold is the first book-length study of one of today's hottest investment possibilities. In clear, detailed chapters, Bill McCord and Donald Moine offer essential information on how to evaluate and invest in Swiss annuities. In brief, McCord and Moine believe passionately that Swiss annuities provide investors with an outstanding opportunity to grow and protect their money. This Swiss "safety net" allows funds to grow at reasonable rates of return.. At the same time, it protects funds from lawsuits and creditors. It seems like an unbeatable combination. For many investors, it will be. McCord and Moine also provide a detailed analysis of who will benefit most from investing in Swiss annuities, and the place of these annuities in a balanced portfolio. The iron-clad protection offered by Swiss privacy laws, for instance, means that professionals at high risk of lawsuits should be investing in this product. Swiss Annuities are also among the most flexible in this class of investment, and Moine and McCord are careful to provide thorough disclosure of the terms and conditions governing their purchase or redemption. Overall, the book will be worth well more than its cover price to investors seeking full information or financial professionals seeking the best counsel for their clients.

The Swiss Equity Market: A Guide for Investors

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The Swiss Equity Market: A Guide for Investors

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This book will familiarize the interested investor with Swiss equity shares at a time when they are becoming an attractive investment. It provides a short historical perspective and shows how trends detrimental to the equity market were broken in the mid-1970s and early 1980s. The performance of the Swiss equity market over time is revealed and the main determinants of share price cycles are investigated. A brief description of the history, organization, and significance of all Swiss stock exchanges is provided. The book also provides all the information a dealer requires concerning procedures and costs, trading hours, and types of transactions, as well as quotation lists and samples of individual billings. It describes how to deal at a Swiss stock exchange and how to list a share there. Foreign investors are instructed as to how to deal with their tax situation, legal restrictions upon the transfer of shares, and the implications of Swiss banking secrecy. Swiss corporate finance reporting and accounting practices are explained and interpreted. An Appendix provides an analysis of the shares of leading Swiss companies.

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Out of date advice.......2003-02-09

This book was written in the mid-eighties and hasn't been updated since. In the meantime, the Swiss equity market has changed dramatically - many of the companies described have disappeared, listing rules and accounting standards have changed and the stock exchange works entirely differently. The book was therefore a disappointing waste of money.

Switzerland Country Study Guide (World Business, Investment and Government Library)

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Switzerland Country Study Guide (World Business, Investment and Government Library)
USA International Business Publications
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This study guide contains basic information on economy, government, business, history and geography, climate, traditions, people, places to visit. Provides information on government, political organizations, and more... Includes basic statistics, information on the most important business contacts and business travel. Updated annually.

Switzerland Foreign Policy and Government Guide

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Switzerland Foreign Policy and Government Guide
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Basic information on foreign and domestic policy, national security, political system, parties and elections, government and administrative structure. Participation in international organizations, treaties and regional unions. International and foreign policy and more.

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Switzerland Investment & Business Guide
Emerging Markets Investment Center
Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA
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Binding: Library Binding
ASIN: 0739703595

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This investment guide contains basic information on economy, business, export-import and investment climate, opportunities, regulations. Provides strategic information on economy, industrial development, banking, and government. Includes information on the most important business contacts and business travel. Updated annually.

Switzerland Investment & Business Guide (World Investment and Business Library)

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Switzerland Investment & Business Guide (World Investment and Business Library)
International Business Publications USA
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Switzerland Investment And Business Guide

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Switzerland Investment And Business Guide

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Switzerland Offshore Investment and Business Guide (World Offshore Investment and Business Library)

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Switzerland Offshore Investment and Business Guide (World Offshore Investment and Business Library)

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Detailed information on conducting offshore business and investment activity in the country. Updated annually, available on a CD-ROM.

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Switzerland Offshore Investment Guide

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Switzerland Internet And E-commerce Industry Investment And Business Guide (World Business, Investment and Government Library)

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