Jan Black shows us how the narrow distribution of benefits from globalization has created a yawning gap in wealth and power both among and within states—a gap that she attributes to a globalized capitalist system run amuck, or more pungently, "mobile money and immobilized political leadership."
Jan Knippers Black is professor in the Graduate School of International Policy Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies.
"In a tapestry of vivid and incisive vignettes, Jan Black lays bare the reality that lies behind the mantras and cheery slogans about the wonders and promise of globalization. Her careful scrutiny yields a sober and compelling picture of freedom with little choice or opportunity, and economies that are doing fine apart from the people.... a lucid and informative commentary."—Noam Chomsky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"Gives a clear and macroscopic overview of the building of human and ecological disasters as we enter the 21st century. Rich in research and experience that is fascinating, scary, and powerful."—John Nichols, author of The Milagro Beanfield War
"Jan Black has a keen eye for the many injustices of our world. Those looking for a crisp and succinct account of why developing countries always seem to lose out need look no further."—Peter Calvert, University of Southampton
