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- Lula Raises the Stakes
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By William Greider and in Kenneth Rapoza The Nation, November 13, 2003. The bearded political leader they call Lula is the new phenomenon of globalization, a man with audacious ambitions to alter the balance of power among nations. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the new left-wing president of Brazil, envisions a united South America that gains economic strength by drawing closer together in trade and bargaining collectively, much as the European Union does. He wants to create a global coalition speaking for the not-rich countries--reminiscent of the "nonaligned nations" that decades ago tried to stand between the cold war's two superpowers. And he wants to push the IMF, the World Bank and the United Nations to become more democratic.
http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20031201&s=greider
(Added: Thu Nov 20 2003 Modified: Tue Aug 15 2006 Hits: 396)
- Partnership or Power Play?: How Europe should bring development into its trade deals with African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries [pdf]
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Europe is negotiating new trade deals with African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries. A true partnership in trade could radically transform the lives of one-third of all people living in poverty, providing farmers and small businesses with sustainable incomes and workers with decent jobs. But Europe is choosing power politics over partnership. The deals currently on the table will strip ACP countries of important policy tools they need in order to develop. They will fracture regional integration, exacerbate poverty and make it harder for countries to break away from commodity dependence. Despite massive pressure, many ACP countries are holding out for a fair deal. Europe needs to rethink, and agree to change course. Ultimately, it is in its own interests to do so (Oxfam, 21 April 2008).
http://publications.oxfam.org.uk/oxfam/display.asp?K=e2008042116350283
(Added: Thu May 01 2008 Modified: Fri May 02 2008 Hits: 21)
