Este autor se desenvuelve en la intersección del periodismo, la escritura, la edición y el cine documental. También es cofundador de Fosfor, una editorial dedicada a publicar obras interesantes e inspiradoras.
From Amsterdam to Ouagadougou...An Auto-Misadventure Across the Sahara
With the wit and insight of J. Maarten Troost's "Sex Lives of Cannibals" and Tony Horwitz's "Baghdad Without a Map," this is a rollicking tale of an innocent abroad that also vividly portrays the impact of globalization on Africa through its thriving car culture.
The rapid integration of global governments, businesses and capital has faced a dramatic and often hostile backlash in recent years. As populist agendas worldwide gain momentum, Deglobalization 2.0 explores the key drivers of reactionary movements. From the 'Make America Great Again' movement in the US, to Continental European populism, Peter van Bergeijk explains the critical catalysts of anti-globalization sentiment. Through a historical lens, this book draws out similarities and differences between contemporary developments and the economic crises of the 1930s, offering a unique understanding of the political and economic drivers of deglobalization. Focusing on wealth inequality, social uncertainty and international competition for economic supremacy, van Bergeijk examines and offers answers for the lacunae in the globalization debate. Provocative, insightful and accessible, this book confronts the deglobalization issue as a matter of real urgency and is thus vital reading for policy makers and managers working in international affairs and economic relations. It also offers guidance for academics in international economics and relations moving into the uncharted territory of deglobalization processes.
Zugegeben, es gibt bequemere Arten, nach Westafrika zu kommen, als in einem Mercedes 190 D, Baujahr ’88, der fast 500 000 Kilometer auf dem Buckel hat. Doch Jeroen van Bergeijk will den alten Diesel selbst von Amsterdam an die Elfenbeinküste überführen. Daheim bekommt der Kfz-Laie noch einen Schnellkurs im Wüstensandfahren ohne Allradantrieb verpasst, dann kann es losgehen. Fast 10 000 Kilometer liegen vor ihm und seinem Wagen. Die beiden durchqueren Europa und Marokko, die Sahara und Mauretanien, den Senegal, Gambia, das Landesinnere von Mali und Ghana, erleben in Togo einen Staatsstreich, streifen Benin und landen schließlich erschöpft, aber glücklich in Burkina Faso.