May 2, 2014
Democratising Globalisation’s Demons

Democratising Globalisation’s Demons

Mural at a labour day protest in Manila, Philippines. (Photo by CJ Chanco) The international labour movement has historically been at the forefront of alter-globalisation protests, challenging mainstream notions of capitalist development with the "neoliberalism turn's" ever greater assaults on the working class at the turn of the century.

Published at The Daily Opium, in two  parts.

The following paper draws on a comparative analysis of two essays written by Joseph E. Stiglitz: The Future of Global Governance (written in 2004 for a conference in Spain; referred to as the “Barcelona” paper) and Democratizing the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank: Governance and Accountability.

Mural at a labour day protest in Manila, Philippines. (Photo by CJ Chanco) The international labour movement has historically been at the forefront of alter-globalisation protests, challenging mainstream notions of capitalist development with the "neoliberalism turn's" ever greater assaults on the working class at the turn of the century.

Mural at a labour day protest in Manila,…

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