Globalization and Democracy

Stephen J. Rosow is professor of political science at the State University of New York at Oswego. Jim George was senior lecturer at the Australian National University until his retirement in 2012.

• Introduction: One or Many Forms of Democracy?Chapter 1: Democracy in Historical Context: Toward HeterodoxyChapter 2: Neoliberalism and Democracy: Debate, Conflict, and Contestation in the Current EraChapter 3: What Does Democracy Mean in the Neoliberal Era? The Case of Venezuela and "Bolivarian Democracy"Chapter 4: Democracy as a Challenge to Neoliberalism: Heterodoxy in South Africa, India, and RussiaChapter 5: Globalization and the Destabilization of DemocracyChapter 6: New Democratic Subjects in Neoliberal GlobalizationSelected Bibliography

Globalization and Democracy examines the ways that neoliberal economics threatens democracy and whether there are alternative economic policies that can enhance democracy. For Rosow and George, democracy cannot simply be about voting and interest group politics but must include a strong, consistent, popular presence that not only demands social justice but also actively participates in the forging of public policies to achieve this goal. In this provocative book, Rosow and George take up studies of several countries where neoliberalism is ascendant, such as Russia, and countries where the authors find a popularly based democratic alternative in command, such as Venezuela. . . .[T]his lively, well-researched book challenges many popular assumptions about the benefits of globalization, particularly its effects on democracy. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate, graduate, research, and professional collections.