β Scribed by Jeremy Fox
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Naom Chomsky, the 'Einstein of modern linguistics', is equally well-known as an uncompromising political dissident and social critic. His position is an unusual one, viewing the spread of a single global culture-achieved through the global flow of information products and images - as resulting in form of cultural, imperialism from which only the Western World can truly benefit.
Introduction......Page 4
Politics and Linguistics......Page 12
Chomsky as Dissident......Page 17
The Arrival of Globalisation......Page 18
The βGlobal Marketβ and the end of Nation States......Page 21
Globalisation and Capitalism......Page 24
1.ThreeViews......Page 27
2. Aim......Page 28
3. Lean and Mean......Page 29
4. Impact of IT......Page 30
5.Winners and Losers......Page 31
6. Globalisation Has Not Reversed 25 Years of Decline......Page 33
7. Inequality......Page 37
Neo-liberalism......Page 38
Review of Part I......Page 45
Restructuring of Debt......Page 51
Development of the Debt Crisis......Page 55
Increasing dividends forWestern investors......Page 57
The Future......Page 65
Notes......Page 67
About globalisation and the new world order......Page 75
By Chomsky......Page 76
Key Ideas......Page 77
Acknowledgement......Page 81
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