No Globalization Without Representation

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"A moving story, of people who worked...in the still potent hope that another world is possible." - Quinn Slobodian (Journal of Social History) "[A] remarkable book...Adler seamlessly weaves together the various forms of activism carried out by the fair globalizers. In doing so, he highlights the difficulties faced by public interest progressives, as evidenced by their growing reliance on grassroots activists in the 1990s and beyond in the face of the bipartisan consensus on neoliberalism. Simply put, the lesson of Adler's book is that if progressives of the twenty-first century hope to fundamentally alter the status quo, whether in relation to the economy, climate change, or foreign policy, it will take more than just public interest groups. They need to confront powerbrokers in the halls of power and on the streets, in the United States and abroad." (Global Policy) "[A] deeply researched and very readable account that moves beyond the philosophies and plans of neoliberal
economists to track how their ideas were received-and resisted-on the ground: if not at the grassroots level, then at least in the professionalized lobby and advocacy groups that held the 'public interest' close to heart...No Globalization without Representation is a cogent, well-written and important book that opens a path for further scholarship on mobilizations against transnational corporate power and economic governance that, like globalization itself, spanned the globe.

" (American Historical Review) "Paul Adler's study is one of those examples of scholarship that is at the same time informative, engaging, timely, and compelling. Furthermore, for somebody who witnessed firsthand many of the events Adler talks about, the gusto of reviving them is conjoined with the intellectual pleasure of seeing them-eventually-so finely historicized. The praise is even more deserved if one thinks of the nature of the matter on Adler's hands. Dealing with the rise of a wider antiglobalization movement-or 'fair globalization' movement, as Adler puts it-is a daunting task." (H-Diplo) "This carefully researched, thoughtfully presented analysis of three decades of activists provides new insights concerning various members of the recent American Left. Adler intelligently explores what he terms 'public interest progressivism' involving 'professionalized advocacy nonprofits' contending with the forces of globalization from the early 1970s through the 1999 Battle of Seattle protests against the World Trade Organization (WTO)." (Choice) "With razor-sharp clarity and a well-paced narrative, Paul Adler has written a riveting history of political conflicts over multinational corporations and economic liberalization. The book contains many memorable stories of political conflicts, from the halls of the World Health Organization in Geneva to street protests in Seattle. Deeply researched and eminently readable, the book enriches our understanding of globalization and some of its fiercest critics." (Stephen Macekura, Indiana University)