Democratizing the Global Economy: The Battle Against the World Bank and the International Monetary FundKevin Danaher Cultural Writing. In Democratizing The Economy, dozens of top-notch activists and educators examine the mounting protests against the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, why these lenders have finally generated such heated opposition and what the global justice movement proposes replacing them with in order to build a democratic global economy. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved. |
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Acknowledgments | 6 |
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