Global Covenant: The Social Democratic Alternative to the Washington Consensus

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Summary: Globalisation and world poverty
Review: This 2004 book studies globalisation and the World Trade Organisation. It takes into account the terrorist attacks of 2001 and the subsequent American responses in Afghanistan and Iraq. Held looks at the much-abused "root causes" in the developing world, and the extent that the terrorism reflects in fact a reaction against increasing globalisation. He posits that it might be possible to reduce global poverty through globalisation, with the aid of making some changes to international law.

Certainly, not everyone will agree with the suggestions. But the book offers thoughtful ideas that an American audience might find worth contemplating; especially in a US federal election year, where foreign policy is one of the dominant themes.