In Chapter Three Barlow discusses the importance of challenging authority– all authority. The chapter discusses topics including institutional power, networks and political structures, economic and political interest, the current backlash against democracy, and the neoliberal narratives which have aided corporate interests and economic globalization since the 1980’s. It includes an excerpt on hope from Meera Karunananthan.
Maude Barlow is the bestselling author of 20 books. She sits on the board of Food & Water Watch, the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature, and is a councillor with the World Future Council. She served as senior water advisor to the UN General Assembly and was a leader in the campaign to have water recognized as a human right. She is the recipient of fourteen honorary doctorates, the Right Livelihood Award and is the current chancellor of Brescia University. She lives in Ottawa, Ontario.
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This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada. Ce projet est financé en partie par le gouvernement du Canada.