"Globalization is not just the spread of the market into new countries and regions, penetrating deeper into areas of life that were previously governed by other systems of social rules. Globalization is also the replacement of diverse modes of human intercourse with the single mindset and values of universal commercialism".
Robin Hahnel, Fighting Globalization

"Globalization is not a policy choice - it is a fact."
Bill Clinton

Governments, big business and international financiers adhere to the outdated dogma that ‘international competitiveness’ is the holy grail which will deliver prosperity for all. This means fixing the rules of international capital and trade to allow corporations and capital access to ever-increasing markets, at the expense of environmental protection and community empowerment.