6 February 2009
The dramatic downturn gripping the global economy has breathed
new life into old questions about how best to run our economic systems.
Politicians, business leaders and policymakers searched for solutions at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos.
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Walden Bello interviewed Aljazeera
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Interview conducted by Alejandro Kirk/IPS TerraViva
The World Social Forum has an urgent and crucial task: battling the social democratic response to the global crisis of capitalism now under way, and push for a democratic control of economy and state, worldwide, Filipino academic, author and activist Walden Bello tells TerraViva's Alejandro Kirk at an interview.
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22 January 2008
Published by Inter Press Service (IPS)
Alejandro Kirk, IPS: How do you see the WSF's World Day of Action. How effective can it be?"
Walden Bello: I think the WSF Day of Action is a good idea. It
is a first step in moving the WSF from being simply a forum for
discussion to becoming an arena for action. It will push people into
actively taking on issues and mobilizing for them. Being local actions
being undertaken globally, the many protest activities will also
underline the transnational character of the social movements in the
WSF, which is one of their key strengths.
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15 January 2008
Published by Inter Press Service
Walden Bello interviewed by Chris Arsenault
HALIFAX,
Canada, Jan 15 (IPS) - In 1992, Dr. Walden Bello issued a
macro-economic warning about the so-called Asian miracle in his book
"Dragons in Distress". Six years later, the Asian financial crisis
Bello predicted swept the region, throwing millions into poverty.
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