Abstract
The trajectory of the global capitalist economy at the beginning of the twenty first century is on a collision course with nature. Some of us used to joke that if corporations could bottle and sell the air that we breathe they would do it. Well, now nobody is laughing.
The summit of these eight richest countries in the world - Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States - will meet in July 2005 in Scotland. The G8 have consistently imposed a neo-liberal economic model that benefits the rich and powerful at the expense of the most destitute people in the world. This type of economics is characterized by privatization, deregulation and trade liberalization.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Arguments against G8 |
Number of pages | 264 |
Publication status | Published - 20 Mar 2005 |
Keywords
- globalization
- international trade
- human rights
- G8
- world economy
- capitalism