Global Capitalism

by Will Hutton (Editor), Anthony Giddens (Editor)

A trenchant analysis of "global" capitalism shows how this economic theory and practice became a world-wide phenomenon with the advent of mass communications and sophisticated technology.

241 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2000

Reviews

[Kberger · Rating 3 out of 5]

Global Capitalism is a collection of 12 articles that address a broad range of topics, written back in 2000. For some reason I decided to read this book in 2018, and I get to smile when I read conjecture about the future that is way off. The book is mostly good stuff written by smart people, and I especially think Ulrich Beck's piece titled "Living Your Own Life in a Runaway World" is excellent.

It hurt to read parts of Polly Toynbee's writing. "Sometimes it seems as if a tidal wave of the worst Western culture is creeping across the globe like a giant strawberry milkshake... This milkshake of the mind is spilling across frontiers, cultures and languages, Disneyfying everything in its path. It seems to take the Taliban to hold it back."

The world has gone on a wild, bumpy ride since this book was published in 2000. If someone is interested in looking at what some people thought way back then, this is a decent book.

[Roger · Rating 4 out of 5]

Many insightful contributors, but Giddens in particular quite wimpy in critiquing global capitalism. I reviewed it at
REVIEW: Global Capitalism by Giddens & Huttonhttps://zcomm.org › znetarticle › review-global-capitalis...
Aug 13, 2008 — By Roger Bybee

[sheena d! · Rating 1 out of 5]

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there were two good chapters. the rest will serve as excellent pre-bedtime reading material.

dry stuff. i had to keep starting paragraphs over and over and over until i finally gave up.

maybe the intended audience (which definitely doesn't include me) will enjoy hearing the battles & agreements between the co-authors. maybe not.