In his latest book, David Bacon elucidates the structural factors that generate poverty among people who eventually migrate to the US. According to Bacon, trade policy and the neoliberal economic agenda are closely connected to immigration patterns and policies. He also highlights the political agency of migrant workers.
Panitch & Konings, eds., The American Empire and the Political Economy of Global Finance Palgrave Macmillan, 2008
What do the Israeli air strikes on Gaza have to do with the upcoming Israeli elections, with Egypt, and with Obama's impending accession to power? Beshara Doumani shares his analysis. And Leo Panitch contests the notion that the US intervenes abroad only in the interests of US elites.
Patrick Bond, "The Financial Meltdown" Links
Patrick Bond, Looting Africa: The Politics of Exploitation Zed, 2006
The role that transnational corporations and neoliberal policies play in keeping poor countries down is of intense interest to Patrick Bond, not least because South Africa, where he lives, is in trouble economically and environmentally. Recently Bond has written about the economic meltdown, pollution headaches in Africa, and social activist initiatives.
Hawkesworth & Alexander, eds., War & Terror: Feminist Perspectives U. of Chicago Press, 2008
Ferguson & Marso, eds., W Stands for Women Duke U. Press, 2007
Are the logics of war and neoliberalism compatible with the empowerment of women and the pursuit of feminist goals? Mary Hawkesworth describes what happens to women, social attitudes, and political structures both during war and after demobilization. She also cites processes of feminization that affect labor, patterns of poverty, and even men. (Encore presentation.)
Hawkesworth & Alexander, eds., War & Terror: Feminist Perspectives U. of Chicago Press, 2008
Ferguson & Marso, eds., W Stands for Women: How the George W. Bush Presidency Shaped a New Politics of Gender Duke U. Press, 2007
Are the logics of war and neoliberalism compatible with the empowerment of women and the pursuit of feminist goals? Mary Hawkesworth describes what happens to women, social attitudes, and political structures both during war and after demobilization. She also cites processes of feminization that affect labor, patterns of poverty, and even men.
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