The other wants to leave that system, by reform or other means. This new division of the left is one of the most important distinguishing political characteristics of our time, and will grow deeper and more permanent. He analyzes and traces the roots of the current division, assesses its impact on workers, and, most important, sees the beginnings of new working-class movements in response. Most books about globalization these days are pretty depressing, concentrating on the growing reach and integration of transnational corporations, and their ability to bend political and economic policy everywhere to the ends of greater profit. While many writers see clearly the cost in human lives, most don't really believe workers can do much about it.
Socialism is dead, after all.
Ameliorating the worst effects of capitalism gone mad is about the best we can hope for. Workers come off as victims, sometimes able to win small improvements, but powerless to challenge the nature of the system. Moody is an optimist, but a realistic one. He spends the first half of his book analyzing the growth in productivity and power of transnational corporations, in particular the development of lean production systems. Not only are workers increasingly connected across borders by the international production lines on which they work, but they are subjected to the same management methods for boosting productivity and controlling the workplace.