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Third World radicalism: Bello - Castro comparison by g kohler 13 April 2002 15:48 UTC |
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to whom it may concern - a brief comparison of two positions of Third World radicalism - Bello and Castro Differences: (1) a major difference exists regarding money: Bello - “drawing most of our financial resources from within” – Castro - demands that the world’s rich (or the world system) pay for development Similarities: (2) similar rejection of existing international institutions, global neoliberalism (3) similar belief in the need for Third World countries to work together Further details from the two sources cited below: (a) Global neoliberalism Castro__________“Worldwide disaster” Bello___________“arrogant globalist project” (b) Preferred Modus operandi Castro__________“Fighting spirit (not “begging”) + “close cooperation” of Third World countries Bello ___________“disable the main institutions of corporate-led globalization” (c) Global Elites Castro__________“Another Nuremberg” for global elites (d) Global governance Bello___________“alternative system of global economic governance” _______________“Deglobalization, or the re-empowerment of the local and national” _______________“de-concentration and de-centralization of institutional power and ________________the creation of a pluralistic system of institutions” (e) IMF Castro__________Remove + replace (no veto power for USA or others) Bello___________“abolish” or “disempower” (f) World Bank, WTO Bello__________“abolish” or “disempower” (g) TNCs Bello___________“dismantling the Transnational Corporation” (h) Violence Castro - not mentioned Bello - not mentioned (i) Money: Third World debt Castro - Cancel Development finance Castro_________Wants 1 trillion US dollars per year for developing countries Bello__________“drawing most of our financial resources for development from within ______________ rather than becoming dependent on foreign investment and foreign financial markets” Evaluation: Castro's demand for massive development finance appears more feasible than Bello's demand for dismantling transnational corporations. Castro has a capitalist ally - economist Stiglitz. Massive development finance is also feasible according to my investigations concerning global Keynesianism, unequal exchange and global exploitation, and according to various post-Keynesians. (Buy our book - Kohler-Tausch, Global Keynesianism: Unequal Exchange and Global Exploitation, see: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1590330021/qid=1018711597/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1_1/103-4985039-8124627 If that doesn't work, search amazon.com by either "global keynesianism" or "arno tausch" or "gernot kohler") References for above comparison: Walden Bello – article on dismantling corporations and their proxies (from: The CCPA Monitor, February 2001, pp 14-16) http://www.policyalternatives.ca/ Fidel Castro – opening speech at the South Summit 2000 (from Znet) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Still paying $22.95 a month for unlimited dial-up? Get 3webXS, only $9.95 a month!!! Switch & Save at http://www.Get3web.com/?mkid=emt001
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