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27th of may: Crisis in Europe: an anticapitalist perspective

27 May 2009

The current economic crisis shows once again that economical and political developments don't end at national borders. Some politicians draw the conclusion that the European Union should play a greater role in handling crises like this one. However, according to critics the EU itself is part of the problem because it propagates the same kind of neoliberal policies that were a factor in causing this crisis. What would a left-wing, Europe-wide approach to the crisis look like?

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The socialist project has been betrayed and must be reinvented in the 21st century

24 April 2009

Eric Toussaint, interviewed by IHU On-line (Brazil)

As he assesses the international crisis and the proposals made by the Left to meet a fast deteriorating global situation, Eric Toussaint distinguishes between two very different kinds of Left that suggest different ways of of resolving the interconnected crises of capitalism.

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Latin America Faces the Global Crisis

23 April 2009

by IIRE Fellow Claudio Katz

It is true that banks are less leveraged, but the outflow of capital is intensifying. Internationalized industry is hit by global overproduction, and lower prices of raw materials depress growth. Moreover, attempts at stimulation collide with reduced resources from the central economies.

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A G20 meeting for naught

9 April 2009

by IIRE Fellow Eric Toussaint and Damien Millet

The G20 summit meeting in London from April 1st onward was loudly announced and publicized. Those 20 industrialized and emergent countries (G20) are meeting to find solutions to the crisis. But long before the end of the summit, it is clear that they will not rise to the challenge.

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CANCELLED: Debate: 28th of March, Amsterdam - A left-wing view of the crisis

16 March 2009

DUE TO ILLNESS THE PLANNED MEETING ON THE CRISIS THIS SATURDAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WE APOLOGISE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.

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A New Start with the 2009 WSF

12 March 2009

An interview with IIRE Fellow Eric Toussaint , by Pauline Imbach

Some talked about a new start for the movement for another globalization with the World Social Forum in Belém. Do you think this is the case?

Since the World Social Forum (WSF) went through difficult moments in 2006, 2007, and 2008, we can really call this 9th edition a new start. It was a huge success in various respects.

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