Global Capitalism and the Emergence of Transnational Elites

World Institute for Development Economic Research United Nations University  UNU-WIDER project on The Role of Elites in Economic Development Working Paper No. 2010/02 Global Capitalism Theory and the Emergence of Transnational Elites By William I. Robinson* January 2010 Abstract The class and social structure of developing nations has undergone profound transformation in recent decades as each nation has ...
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Rising Tide of Workers struggle Across Europe

Europe Greece comes to standstill as citizens focus anger on EU Greece came to a standstill on Wednesday as millions of workers, both public and private, stayed away from work in protest at the government's austerity programme and anger at the European Union's role in enforcing the cuts. An estimated 2 million people downed tools, although according to both organisers and commentators, ...
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Upsurge of Workers Protest in Egypt

Asia The Solidarity Center Press Release: Increasing number of strikes, protests in Egypt, Egyptian labor policies must change Posted by the Center for Trade Union & Workers' Services http://www.ctuws.com/Default.aspx?item=423 Today in Egypt, thousands of workers are taking to the streets in strikes and sit-ins around wages, working conditions, demanding their rights for freedom of association, right to organize ...
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’21st century socialism should be socialism for human development’

"We have to go back to Marx’s premise and goal -- the concept of human development.It is no accident that the Communist Manifesto, written in 1848 with Frederick Engels, talked about how the free development of each depends upon the free development of all. By free development, they meant the development of human potential and capacities. In Marx’s writings from 1844 ...
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POSCO: Tribal Dispossession, Environmental Destruction and Imperialism

Orissa is the poorest State with an official estimate of 39.9 per cent of people living below the poverty line, yet in regard to proposed investment it stood at second position after Gujarat.  According to Assocham Investment Meter, recorded investment proposals in Orissa reached Rs. 2,00,846 crore in 2009.  The cause is the availability of rich mineral resources such ...
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Exploring the Dialectic of the Bolivarian Revolution

There is a dialectic at work in Venezuela.The dialectical relationship between Chávez and the masses has driven the process within Venezuela forward so far; whether it continues, will depend on the initiatives of both sides. That means the necessity from the top and the bottom to struggle against the obstacles Michael A. Lebowitz Iain Bruce, The Real Venezuela: Making Socialism ...
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U.N. Report Presents a Richer View of Poverty

What does it mean to be poor in 2010? In monetary terms, the number of people living below the official extreme-poverty threshold of $1.25 per day in developing nations has declined. In fact, according to the World Bank's benchmarks, the extreme poverty rate worldwide has tumbled from about 50 percent in 1981 to about 25 percent in 2005. So are we ...
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Greek Economic Crisis (Cartoon)

Greek Economic Crisis by Carlos Latuff Carlos Latuff is a Brazilian cartoonist.
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A wave of workers struggle across Europe

Europe's winter of discontent Strikes threaten to cause paralysis as workers reject government attempts to cut spending and wages By Sean O'Grady, Economics Editor The Independent, Wednesday, 24 February 2010 A wave of industrial and social unrest is building across Europe as workers resist attempts by governments and private companies to impose austerity policies, drive down wages and rescue some nations from ...
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Clashes erupt at Greek strike march

Clashes erupted after a group of youths attempted to storm a building [AFP] Greek police have fired tear gas at a group of protesters at an anti-government march in Athens after they attempted to storm a university building. The clashes occurred on Wednesday on the sidelines of a demonstration in the capital involving at least 20,000 people protesting government plans to ...
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