Worlds Apart

John Clark is a leading civil society and development expert, having worked with Oxfam, the World Bank, and now a Fellow at LSE. He is the author of Democratizing Development (Earthscan, 1991)

• Figures, Tables, and Boxes * Preface * Acknowledgments * PART ONE THE IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION * Globalization-Agony or Ecstasy? Setting the Scene * How Globalization Affects Markets-Distortion and Extortion * How Globalization Affects Poor People * How Global Changes Affect Politics * PART TWO HOW GLOBAL CHANGE AFFECTS CIVIL SOCIETY * This Is the Age of a Civicus-The Rise of Civil Society * Civil Society in the Network Era * Retaining Relevance * The Protest Movement and the 'Dot-Causes' * Pressure Groups Under Pressure * PART THREE THE PATH TO ETHICAL GLOBALIZATION * Civilizing Globalization * Making Globalization Ethical-by Making Ethics Global * Appendix 1: The Theory of Comparative Advantage * Appendix 2: The World Trade Organization * Acronyms and Abbreviations * Notes * References * Index * Author's Biography

'Not searching for a middle ground, it unashamedly looks at the issues through a poverty lens and highlights the injustices of widening inequalities and stacked odds in world trade and finance.' Bois Et Forets Des Tropiques'The author makes an appealing case for a global society coalition that could generate the political will for a coordinated management towards the kind of globalization that would bring benefits to all.' Natural Resources Forum'John Clark, is an immensely knowledgeable observer with a wide range of experience and an intimate knowledge of the role of various types of civil society organisations in the development process.' Sustainable Communities Review