Carroll - Expose, oppose, propose: alternative policy groups and the struggle for global justice

About the Author

William K. Carrolls research interests are in the areas of social movements and social change, the political economy of corporate capitalism, and critical social theory and method. His books include The Making of a Transnational Capitalist Class (2010, Zed Books), Corporate Power in a Globalizing World (revised edition 2010), Remaking Media (2006, with Bob Hackett) and Organizing Dissent (1997).

EXPOSE
OPPOSE
PROPOSE

Alternative Policy Groups

and the Struggle for Global Justice

WILLIAM K. CARROLL

Zed Books
LONDON

FERNWOOD PUBLISHING

HALIFAX & WINNIPEG

Expose, Oppose, Propose: Alternative Policy Groups and the Struggle for Global Justice was first published in Canada in 2016 by Fernwood Publishing, 32 Oceanvista Lane, Black Point, Nova Scotia, B0J 1B0 and 748 Broadway Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3G 0X3.

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Published in the rest of the world by Zed Books Ltd,
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Copyright William K. Carroll 2016.

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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Carroll, William K., author
Expose, oppose, propose : alternative policy groups and the struggle for global justice / William K. Carroll.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-55266-834-4 (paperback)

1. Social justice. 2. Social action. 3. Social movements. 4. Globalization. 5. Neoliberalism. 6. Research institutes. 7. Pressure groups. I. Title.

HM671.C37 2016 303.372 C2015-908516-0

British CIP available from the British Library.

ISBN 978-1-78360-606-1 epub
ISBN 978-1-78360-607-8 mobi

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