In One World, Ready or Not, William Greider focuses his incomparable reportorial skills on the global economy, which he contends is sowing "creative destruction" everywhere.
Greider explains the dynamics of the global economy in terms of human struggle. As he makes clear, the actions of multinational corporations and finance capitalists are no longer guided by the national interests of their home countries, but by the imperatives of the free market. As the global economy's contradictions multiply and its instabilities deepen, are we doomed to relive the world depression and the rise of violent fascism experienced in the early twentieth century?
Greider believes we are not, provided we are willing to recognize the dangers for what they are—as threats not only to our middle-class lifestyles but also to social peace in both rich and poor countries alike—and provided national governments can be persuaded to reassert their powers to regulate players in the global market and protect the rights of workers everywhere before it's too late.
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"A terrific review of the effects and direction of economic globalization. Greider leaves open the question of whether or not these developments are positive or negative, while always keeping the human story in the foreground. Well done. "
— Kevin (5 out of 5 stars)
" A look at globalization. "
— Beth, 11/2/2013" overwhelming in its length, but incredible ideas "
— Alvin, 11/4/2011" lead in to Friedman's World is Flat. written in 1997. pessimistic. "
— Kath, 2/8/2011" A terrific review of the effects and direction of economic globalization. Greider leaves open the question of whether or not these developments are positive or negative, while always keeping the human story in the foreground. Well done. "
— Kevin, 12/1/2009" Good but long "
— Natalie, 12/1/2009" lead in to Friedman's World is Flat. written in 1997. pessimistic. "
— Kath, 4/13/2008" overwhelming in its length, but incredible ideas "
— Alvin, 4/2/2008William Greider is the bestselling author of several books including Who Will Tell the People and Secrets of the Temple. A reporter for forty years, he has written for the Washington Post and Rolling Stone and has been an on-air correspondent for numerous documentaries for Frontline on PBS. Currently the national affairs correspondent for the Nation, he lives in Washington, DC.
Howard McGillin is a Tony-nominated stage, screen, and television actor who is best known for his role as John Jasper in Drood and for being the world’s longest-running Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera. He lives in New York.