i read this awhile back; it's kind of thin. the most interesting thing is that Ms. Hertz used to be a go-go globalizer (helped set up a stock exchange in russia, fr'instance) who then "turned." but her book is pro-capitalism at bottom and "liberal" in the classic sense of the word - her main fear of globalization is the creation of non-sovereign global governance ... meddling in national affairs. i guess "The Silent Takeover" is a subversive book - if you picked it up as a prop for, say, protesting the G-7 you might find yourself nodding in agreement with things you're protesting against.
"Capitalism", she argues, "is clearly the best system for generating wealth, and free trade and open capital markets have brought unprecedented economic growth to most if not all of the world". that's a quote from the book, plucked out of a review of it in "Socialism Today" http://www.socialismtoday.org/65/hertz.html which neatly illustrates the tension between Hertz's themes and the themes the book appears to be about. books & covers and all that. Hertz's other main point is that the rise of global multinational companies has overshadowed the power of politicians. consumers thus empowered too - moreso than voters. but she's not very convincing on why this is necessarily a bad thing, in my opinion. etb > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > chris macrae > Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 11:03 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Silent Takeover> > > I ordered it from Amazon...was then told it was a poor publishers me-too > rival to Naomi Klein...would be amused to hear other views...meanwhile I > would have thought Stiglitz Globalization and its Discontents should be > nearer this list's essence (again a provocation to tell me how wrong I am) > > chris macrae www.valuetrue.com transparency standards community and > www.normanmacrae.com future economics > > a stiglitz bookmark: > http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4454068,00.html > (if you have a better favourite one, love to know) [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "john hull" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: 09 July 2002 5:28 AM > Subject: Silent Takeover > > > > Howdy, > > > > Has anybody read "The Silent Takeover: Global > > Capitalism and the Death of Democracy" by Noreena > > Hertz? If so, is it any good? > > > > Curiously yours, > > jsh > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free > > http://sbc.yahoo.com > > > > > >
