Re: this is a better point

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Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 1:39 AM
Subject: this is a better point


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> Apropos of AGFRANK'S POST:
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> Herein lies the rub, the social destruction and economic mayhem - an
outcome of
> the liberal international economic order - probably represents a greater
danger
> to societies in the world. however, for as long as those who control the
global
> ideological and cultural hegemony benefit from the system (10 - 30 percent
of
> the world including elites in the periphery) global capitalism will
prevail.
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> Thus, as we say in Southern Africa (and possibly others elsewhere) Aluta
> Continua!
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> Ismail Lagardien
> Office of the Chief Economist and
> Senior Vice President of
> Development Economics
> The World Bank
> Washington DC
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> 202 473 9603
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> Visit the World Bank Chief Economist page at:
> http://www.worldbank.org/knowledge/chiefecon/index.htm
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Yes, I fully agree. This is a much better point. The balance of atrocity
lies firmly on the side of global capitalism; not just the atrocity of
masscre and war, but also the day to day atrocities of an exploitative and
wasteful mode of production.

Cedric Beidatsch
Perth WA