Democratizing the global economy : the battle against the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund / edited by Kevin Danaher.

Other author Danaher, Kevin, 1950-
Format Book
Publication InfoMonroe, ME : Common Courage Press, ©2001.
Description221 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Subjects
World Bank.
International Monetary Fund.
International economic relations.
Structural adjustment (Economic policy)
Economic assistance--Developing countries.
Democracy.

Contents Granny goes to Washington, and goes to jail / Margot Smith -- D.C. police broke the law to keep order / Terry J. Allen -- For the press, magenta hair and nose rings defined protests / Rachel Coen -- How the A16 protests were organized / Njoki Njoroge Njehu and Soren Ambrose -- Lessons from Seattle and Washington, D.C. / Starhawk -- Assessing A16 / Michael Albert -- The power of the people / Alli Starr -- We either unite or we die / Fidel Castro -- Twenty questions on the IMF / Robert Weissma.
Contents A letter to Congress / Noam Chomsky, Walden Bello, Dennis Brutus, et al. -- Congress takes action against IMF/World Bank user fees / Soren Ambrose -- Zimbabwe's crisis justifies World Bank/IMF protests / Patrick Bond -- Warning : World Bank policies destroy forests / Korinna Horta -- End the World Bank's corporate welfare programs! / 50 Years is Enough Network -- The World Bank's revolving door / Charlie Cray -- Silencing Joseph Stiglitz / David Moberg -- Collateral damage at the World Bank / Nicola Bullard -- Bank chief and bishops clash / Madeleine Bunting.
Contents A brief history of resistance to structural adjustment / George Caffentzis and Silvia Federici -- The vision thing : are the protests unfocused or are the critics missing the point? / Naoimi Klein -- Baby steps to a global revolution? : an interview with Juliette Beck / Tamara Straus -- Defunding the fund, running on the bank / Patrick Bond -- Structural adjustment is hitting the U.S. too / Anuradha Mittal -- Demands for transforming the World Bank and IMF / 50 Years is Enough Network -- Boycotting World Bank bonds / Neil Watkins and Kevin Danaher.
Contents An alternative to the debt crisis? / Kevin Danaher -- Twelve ways to democratize the U.S. political system / Deborah James.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 207) and index.
LCCN 00064532
ISBN1567512097 (cloth)
ISBN1567512089 (pbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks HF1359 .D46 2001 ✔ Available Place Hold