Moving Mountains book and order form

...is the latest publication from the Mineral Policy Institute, Australia. This book offers informative and inspiring accounts, from a critical perspective, of key issues in the globalisation debate, with a grounded analysis focusing on mining corporations. To order, use this form >>

"Economic globalisation has been described as imperialism on amphetamines..."
Read a sample chapter from Moving Mountains which puts West Papua's infamous Freeport/Grasberg mine into the global context >>

Moving Mountains brings together authors from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures and geographies, to examine the operations of transnational mining companies, and strategies to challenge these activities:

• Indigenous people affected by mining, including Moses Havini and Jacqui Katona, describe their first-hand experiences of the impacts of corporate mining in Bougainville and Jabiluka, Australia;
• David Korten, author of 'When Corporations Rule the World', explores the predatory nature of transnational mining corporations;
• Labour union organisers of the Rio Tinto campaign dissect their strategies for forcing that company to change;
• Campaigners from non-government organisations investigate methods for regulating mining corporations and limiting their financial power to ensure environmental and social protection;
• There is discussion of corporate public relations and 'green wash', and debate about how campaigners from labour, national liberation, indigenous, human rights and environmental organisations, can force corporations to become more accountable.

Moving Mountains is an accessible introduction to current globalisation debates, grounded in a critical analysis of mining corporations. It will inform and inspire readers seeking a greater understanding of the issues of globalisation, mining, corporate responsibility and the possibilities for change. All royalties from the sale of Moving Mountains are given to the Mineral Policy Institute, a non government organisation dedicated to preventing socially and environmentally destructive mining projects in Australia, Asia and the Pacific. To be published on September 26, 2001 by Otford Press, Australia and Zed Books, UK. Order now to take advantage of the early bird prices!

Cost including postage within Australia, AUD$34.
Cost including airmail postage anywhere else in the world, USD$25.
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