Book gives platform to activists

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A new book sets out the demands and analytical positions of many of the protesters against economic globalisation. Refuting the notion that protesters are just angrily denouncing the powers that be with little idea what they want, Robin Broad has edited a book with contributions from social justice activists working to change or resist different kinds of corporate or governmental power, from the Zapatistas to the Forest Stewardship Council.

Global Backlash: Citizen Initiatives for a Just World Economy

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