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Free Traders & Neo Liberals Agenda : Myth or Reality. 2008-02-05 11:06:00 Free traders & Neo Liberals
have today swayed the educated opinion so completely that little need or inclination is felt for independent thinking & investigation. Dogmas have struck deep roots. In this essay Chalmers Johnson introduces the book “Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspective” by Ha-Joon Chang, a Cambridge economist. The book systematically analyses the core myths & goes on to expose for what they are : ‘myths’. Chang is also a historian of economics. 1. Myth 1 : Free trade & level playing field created economic prosperity in Korea, Japan in latter half of 20th century & USofA, U.K., in mid 19th century onwards. 2. Myth 2 : Corruption fails World Bank, IMF & now WTO advice. Zaire under General Mobutu went to dust
Countdown to ‘nuclear’ vote : Fusion or Fission of body polity. 2008-07-21 08:28:00 272 to 123. Shekhar Gupta has refreshingly justified his reputation as a journalist in his OP Ed article of 19th July in Indian Express – ‘It’s not about 272’. He has contended that notwithstanding all the murky & cynical goings on to win or defeat the motion, which will be debated on 21st & 22nd July in the Loksabha, the real fight is between the three world views represente Read more:Countdown
Big Picture, telltale Clues : Indo-USA relations. 2008-08-01 23:32:00 Seeds of ‘international Jihad’ were sown in 1980-88, when the ideological father of present incumbent in office was the US president. Exotic weapons & support material from Ronald Reagan liberally flowed through a trusted ally Pakistan riding on the extreme fundamentalist interpretation of Islam taught by obliging Mullahs & military training provided by ISI – the CIA analogue of ou Read more:Picture
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