Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-188) and index.
Contents
1. The birth of the North-South axis -- 2. From one globalization to another -- 3. The new world economy -- 4. The clash of civilizations? -- 5. Indigenous growth -- 6. The empire, etcetera -- 7. AIDS and debt.
Summary
Counters the argument that the global economy forces a system on people who do not want it, contending that globalization shows people material prosperity that they do want, and that poor countries have been excluded, not exploited.