THE TRUE COST OF LOW PRICES - THE VIOLENCE OF GLOBALIZATION

by Vincent A. Gallagher

An exposé of the results of today's global economy on the poor.

Low prices that benefit first-world consumers often put the poor at even greater risk. As transnational corporations try to increase profits by reducing costs, laborers in Latin America, Asia or Africa, or here in the U.S. work long hours but are still poor, hungry, and subject to abuse.

Topics addressed include the nature of globalization; how structural adjustment programs work; the use of slave labor; the needs of workers, especially women, for health care, adequate food, and freedom from abuse; and the violence that comes from unregulated work environments.

Gallagher's text, together with photographs, informs us and touches our hearts as he shows how we can make a difference.