The manifesto for a peaceful revolution Brahm, Laurence J. creator text bibliography si Singapore Hoboken, N.J John Wiley & Sons (Asia) 2009 monographic eng

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xii, 220 p. ; 24 cm. Global meltdown : the Washington consensus goes bust -- What’s wrong with the Washington consensus? : it forces alien, irrelevant models on developing societies -- The world needs an alternative : confessions of a former commercial lawyer -- Grassroots approaches that solve real problems : founding an NGO in the Himalayas -- The anti-globalization breakfast club : emergence of a global justice movement -- Time to revamp the WTO : joining the anti-globalisation breakfast club -- Redefining contemporary development : trash the ideology and use what works -- The environmental priority : we are ruining the earth faster than the global economy is growing -- The micro-credit revolution works : small finance is beautiful and can improve lives -- Begin by reshaping values : the "gross national happiness" alternative -- Empowering the marginalized : to stop terrorism, focus on its roots -- "High time to shut up" : moving towards multilateralism -- The revolt against cyclical poverty : Nepalese Maoists come in from the cold -- Starting from the villages : in Sri Lanka’s countryside, a middle road -- The Buddhist revolution : why compassion should be combined with capitalism -- Enter the Himalayan consensus : manifesto for a peaceful revolution specialized Laurence J. Brahm Includes bibliographical references and index Capitalism Social aspects Capitalism Environmental aspects Capitalism Social aspects South Asia Capitalism Environmental aspects South Asia Anti-globalization movement 9780470823170 UMP 090630 20251117145430.0 vtls000039021