Walden Bello
Activist • Academic • Journalist • Writer
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The Economist Debate Series: Freedom and its digital discontents
The first brought us the gem that was central planning; and the second, the wondrous neoliberal economics that has reigned...
Nothing to Gain, Everything to Lose
The negotiations leading up to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial in Hong Kong are apparently getting nowhere....
The Tragedy of Contemporary Democracy in the South
It is now 25 years since the beginning of the great wave of democratisation that swept away dictatorships from Latin...
Can the Philippines Handle Globalization?
I would like to thank the organizers of this event, particularly my co-awardee of the Right Livelihood Award for 2003,...
The War and Peace Equation Today:
It is certainly a step forward that there is a growing consensus among us that development, peace-building, and conflict...
The Role of the “Coalition of the Willing” in the Violation of International Law and Universal Human
Honorable members of the Jury of Conscience and members of the Panel of Advocates: My brief here today is to outline and...