- Globalization Links - Specific Topics
I will be adding more links as I find them, so check back here occasionally.
| 2. Justice For All? - Rights and Freedoms and Other Topics (general links) |
2. Justice For All? - Rights and Freedoms and Other Topics
a) Poverty and Wealth Distribution
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Human development to eradicate poverty- the United Nations Development Programme's 1997 report
What Do We Know About the Poor? - basic facts about poverty, including portraits of 3 poor families to give you an idea of what life is really like for the poor (link appears no longer to be working)
New Internationalist magazine, Issue no. 310: Povery - all articles in this issue of NI deal with poverty
Inequality of Wealth and Income Distribution - many important articles, archived at the Global Policy Forum
The Institute for Economic Democracy
Keep an Eye on the MonopolistsGiant companies and mega-mergers put huge amounts of the national wealth into a few pockets - by Jeff Gates
The Gap Between the Rich and the Poor - especially interesting, because this article focusses on the gap between the rich and the poor in Canada
Executive Pay Watch - Find out how much the top execs of the biggest companies make... and what they do to make it.
"Global Poverty in the Late 20th Century," - by Michel Chossudovsky
b) Media Democracy
Sheri Herndon on the Independent Media Centers
Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting-an introduction to this international organization which is dedicated to exposing media bias and censorship
The Global Media GiantsA revealing article... written before the AOL-Time/Warner merger, and before the Seagram takeover of Universal; these more recent mergers only strengthen the points being made in the article
Mainstream Media- an overview from Globalissues.org
Media Ownership Chart - from mediachannel.org
AOL-Time Warner: Dawn of a Golden Age, or a Blow to Media Diversity?- the largest business merger in history! What are the media democracy implications?
Merger Mania in the Telecommunications Industry
The Dilemma of Development - What effect is the Internet having on cultures and economies around the globe? Is the Internet being used to enrich the human experience by expanding communication, or is it reducing human cultural diversity with its relentlessly consumerist, Americo-centric orientation? If you are looking for language-related globalization topics, add this to your reading list.
The United States vs. The World: A Theoretical Look at Cultural Imperialism - Still more essential reading for those interested in globalization and communication issues.
ELECTRONIC HEROIN - some observations on the nature of television
"Clowns for the Market Circus": The Media and Globalization
Media Democracy - the OneWorld guide
Media as mirror to the world - "To what extent do the media reflect the real state of the world?"... article from Le Monde Diplomatique
What Makes Mainstream Media Mainstream? - by Noam Chomsky... this is from a 1997 Z Media Institute discussion. Chomsky summarizes most of the important points he raised in his landmark book and subsequent documentary, Manufacturing Consent.
c) Human Rights
Human Rights Web - Read the "Introduction" and "Short History" sections for some good background.
Human Rights and Justice Issues
Globalization & Human Rights- a website based on the PBS documentary of the same name
Human Rights - the OneWorld guide
Project Underground - supporting the human rights of communities resisting mining and oil exploitation
d) The Globalization of Water
Monsanto's Expanding Monopolies From Seed to Water by Vandana Shiva
Council of Canadians - take a look at the COC's campaign against the commodification of water
Blue Gold - a summary of Maude Barlow's comprehensive report on the dangers of the commodification of water