{"product_id":"from-the-net-to-the-james-sacouman-9781551930510","title":"From the Net to the Net: Atlantic Canada and the Global Economy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished Under the Garamond Imprint\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlobalization appears inevitable and inescapable in its effects, all countries and people having to adjust to an irresistible force the best way they can--to insert themselves into the process under the most favourable conditions, or to make the best deal possible with a single global economy based on capitalist principles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Net to the Net\u003c\/i\u003e looks at the dynamics of this process as well as strategic responses. Appearances to the contrary, the process of globalization in this regional context is by no means inevitable, nor is it immutable. Diverse organizations of people in an increasingly organized \"civil society\" are coming together to mobilize the forces of opposition to globalization in its neoliberal form.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Atlantic Canada, as elsewhere, a search for an alternative form of change is emerging, development and globalization that is participatory and liberating, sustainable in terms of both the environment and livelihoods, as well as equitable and socially inclusive. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Sacouman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 155193051X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781551930510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.01w x 0.57d","brand":"James Sacouman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453791908095,"sku":"9781551930510","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e0dd8d0b-e76e-4a88-9832-e58adaf4674d.jpg?v=1777302333","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-the-net-to-the-james-sacouman-9781551930510","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}