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This work argues that the economic framework of new-liberalism and globalisation is forcing a false dilemma on the nations of the south. The idea that they must integrate their economies into the global economy by means of export-led growth, or risk economic marginalisation and stagnation, runs counter to the actual evidence of economic history. Nor is it inevitable that state and market be in diametric opposition. With clarity, wit and abundant empirical evidence, the author explores the internal inconsistencies of neo-liberal economic theory. The fundamental question is not whether to...

A finales de setiembre del ano 2008, el banco de inversion Lehman Brothers, uno de los mas antiguos de Wall Street entro en bancarrota. Era casi un ano exacto desde que la bolsa de Nueva York hubiera entrado en caida - octubre 2007 - y casi ano y medio desde que emergiera la noticia que habian prestamos hipotecarios de mala calidad en el mercado internacional. El paso de las finanzas basadas en reservas a finanzas basadas en cobertura, en los anos 90, libero recursos de los bancos comerciales que ya no tenian porque guardar reservas por malos creditos. Esto ocurre cuando la dinamica de...

Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN) argues that social contracts must be recreated if they are to fulfil the promise of human rights. In The Remaking of Social Contracts, leading thinkers and activists address a wide range of concerns - global economic governance, militarism, ecological tipping points, the nation state, movement-building, sexuality and reproduction, and religious fundamentalism. These themes are of wide-ranging importance for the survival and well-being of us all, and reflect the many dimensions and inter-connectedness of our lives. Using feminist lenses,...