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Globalization

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Since the imposition of free market policies in the 1980s, globalization has come to represent an ideological battle between those who favor economic growth and deregulation through the growing power of multinational corporations, versus those who prefer a more sustainable and democratic approach to international development, socio-economic justice, and the securing of basic human rights and needs.

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Has Market Fundamentalism had its Day?
The financial crisis of the past year has taken place because we have been living in an ideological bubble – one of market fundamentalism.

 
From a World of Risk to a World of Uncertainty
The rules of the game have now changed - our global financial system has become so complex and opaque that we've moved from a world of risk to a world of uncertainty.

 
Philanthrocapitalism: After the Goldrush
Philanthrocapitalism is in part a symptom of a profoundly unequal world. It hasn't yet demonstrated that it provides the cure

 
Globalisation and War
As we approach the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war, let us recognise concretely that our movements will either succeed together, or fail separately

 
Globalisation 'Localises' Inequality: Is the big North-South-divide finally diminishing?

Inequality may seem to be diminishing, but governments realise that support for globalisation will wane if the opportunities it offers are not shared in a more equitable way.

 
Europe vs the Super-Rich

The European Union will declare war today on Liechtenstein, Monaco, Andorra and Switzerland. Weary of losing billions of tax euros, the EU's 27-strong high command of economics and finance ministers, Ecofin, is meeting in Brussels to agree a strategy aimed at bringing the continent's tax havens under control.

 
Globalisation is Good For You

Markets reinvented the world, and nobody intended – or even envisaged – the outcome. Now the role of the left in an era of declining state power is to ensure that the structures of governance are directed towards protecting all equally.

 
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