The Vast Majority: A Journey to the World's PoorMonograph criticising USA economic policies and foreign policies which ignore poverty and hunger in developing countries of the world - using examples of living conditions found in East Africa, India and Mexico, examines the present and historical role of USA in contributing to inequalities of resource allocation, foreign investment, income distribution and balance of trade, etc., and indicates the role of UN in helping to resolve the problems. Bibliography pp. 264 to 270. |
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Page 51
... global order . ” This is not true ; it assumes that the multinationals are , under their present control , dedicated to economic development . Yet it does contain a possible future truth . There is no question that the world needs global ...
... global order . ” This is not true ; it assumes that the multinationals are , under their present control , dedicated to economic development . Yet it does contain a possible future truth . There is no question that the world needs global ...
Page 125
... global scale . The relationship of the Western workers to the process I have described in this chapter is thus somewhat ambiguous . They have benefited in some cases along with " their " capitalists , but to a much more modest degree ...
... global scale . The relationship of the Western workers to the process I have described in this chapter is thus somewhat ambiguous . They have benefited in some cases along with " their " capitalists , but to a much more modest degree ...
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... global pros- perity . I conclude that the only realistic hope for some alleviation of the misery of the poor of the world lies along the line of a com- promise that is unfair to them , but somewhat less so than the existing , outrageous ...
... global pros- perity . I conclude that the only realistic hope for some alleviation of the misery of the poor of the world lies along the line of a com- promise that is unfair to them , but somewhat less so than the existing , outrageous ...
Contents
The Cruel Innocence | 13 |
The Status Quo as Utopia | 34 |
India | 54 |
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