No.296 / November 1997

GLOBALIZATION - Peeling back the layers

Editor's letter

Globalization - an alternative view
David Ransom shows that there is another way to see the world

Roots to shoots
Peeling the onion to reveal the options.

Dancing in the snow
Why dockworkers in Liverpool have taken to flying. Anne-Marie Sweeney reports on a remarkable community.

Just do it!
National governments do have a choice, says Richard Swift.

The crunch of history, now
Interview with Clare Short, a Cabinet Minister in the British Labour Government.

GLOBALIZATION - THE FACTS

Smart citizens
Carl Vogel looks at how people in the US are changing the regions where they live.

Green Gotham
The Big Apple, as tasted by Tooker Gomberg and Angela Bischoff.

Reform and transformation
The citizens of the South want more than crumbs of comfort, insists Jeremy Seabrook.

More powerful than guns
Nicholas Faraclas reports from Papua New Guinea on the diversity and resilience of traditional cultures.

What if Jesus came back?
A very short story from Melanesia.

Reclaim your street!
How to make the most of your local economy - a guide, by Ed Mayo.

Homeworld
Trevor Turner wonders why we bother to travel if we discover nothing new.

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Letter from Colombia
Update
The NI Interview with Gene Sharp
Reviews: plus Miguel Littin classic
NI Crossword
Endpiece: by Mari Marcel Thekaekara
Country profile: Uruguay

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