4 articles

• Whither the Washington Consensus?

  30 July 2021, by MESTRUM Francine

  John Williamson passed away on 21 April 2021. He was the economist who neatly outlined and named the ‘Washington Consensus’, the policies the World Bank, the IMF, the US Federal Reserve Board and the US Treasury agreed to impose on debt-ridden countries of Latin America. At that moment, 1990, these ‘structural adjustment’ policies had already been applied for a decade with disastrous social consequences. Social expenditures were lowered almost everywhere, public services were privatised, labour markets were deregulated and millions of people lost their jobs. John Williamson emphasised that the Consensus did not cover any social policies.

• Manifesto Covid19: End the system of private patents!

  2 June 2021, by Comité pour l’abolition des dettes illégitimes (CADTM)

  For a pharmaceutical industry under popular control and a free, universal and public (...)

• Global Dialogue for Systemic Change

  12 November 2020, by Global Dialogue for Systemic Change

  The aim of the Global Dialogue for Systemic Change is to support this process, creating stronger links among activist groups and social movements, and bringing in a wider range of activists and organisations from Africa, Asia, South and North America and Europe.

• The Global Tapestry of Alternatives

  25 August 2020, by The Global Tapestry of Alternatives

  The Global Tapestry of Alternatives is an initiative seeking to create solidarity networks and strategic alliances amongst alternatives on local, regional and global levels. It locates itself in or helps initiate interactions amongst alternatives.