![](_themes/nature/narule.gif)
An Agenda for Progressive Globalisation
Michael Jacobs, Adam Lent and Kevin Watkins
Progressive Globalisation: Towards an international social democracy
Fabian Society, September 2003
In this pamphlet the authors argue that globalisation, as it is currently
conceived and operated is producing increasing economic inequality,
exploitation and instability. This is viewed as having serious political
implications which threaten the security and future of the world. However,
they do not believe this is an automatic product of globalisation but the
results of the particular brand of free market globalisation which is being
imposed by an elite group of free market ideologues, the key institutions of
economic governance (International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group and the
World Trade Organisation), self-interested rich nation governments and their
associated transnational business corporations.
The authors view the concept of globalisation as a positive phenomenon which
holds out new opportunities for human co-operation, peace, shared wealth and
social solidarity. Towards this end they advance the concept of progressive
globalisation and an agenda that seeks to strike a balance between
commercial self-interest and the ideals of equality and social and
environmental justice. The pamphlet's inspiration and sources of many of the
ingredients for both the concept and the agenda draw heavily upon social
democratic principles and policies that re-shaped Western Europe after 1945.
Printer friendly versions of full paper (4 pages) -
36Kb doc,
22Kb pdf
![](_themes/nature/narule.gif)