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Public spending, public control
Hilary Wainwright

Local experiments in public reform are more democratic and cost-effective than the government's centralised bailouts

Regulation delivers, markets don't
Praful Bidwai

India's civil aviation sector, often cited as a spectacular success story of private enterprise, is in serious trouble. There's an economic policy lesson here for all of South Asia. Last week, Jet Airways, India's largest private airline, decided to sack as many as 1,900 employees. Two days...

The Future of Mexico's Oil: Social action to stop the energy grab!
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 Manuel Perez-Rocha
Despite the efforts of a national oligarchy intent on handing the remains of Mexico´s riches over to transnational capital, Mexico is experiencing a lively debate on the future of the country’s oil.

"In Mexico, as in the U.S.

Darkness and light – the electricity crisis in South Africa
David Fig
At a time of serious energy mismanagement, and with the Cabinet approving a nuclear policy without any independent evaluation of the state company Eskom’s proposals, South Africans need to question the orthodoxy that only coal and uranium can deliver the requisite power needs of the country....
Zones for scam
Praful Bidwai
The contentious issue of land acquisition for industry cannot be resolved justly without a “precautionary principle” approach that respects livelihood rights.

GOING by the number and intensity of protests against displacement under way in numerous States, land acquisition for...

Case Against Nagpur Airport Project
Praful Bidwai

WHAT do you do when you receive a terse notice from the government demanding that you surrender your land at a price that is not even one-hundredth of its market value? What are your options when that land is your main, if not the sole, source of livelihood, and is being acquired for a state-of-...

Nederland helpt multinational bij het beroven van Bolivia!
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 Actiegroep Stop ETI Nederland
De Nederlandse overheid staat toe dat haar internationale verdragen misbruikt worden door multinationals om arme landen af te persen.

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Dutch letter to Ministry and Politicians
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Amsterdam, 22 januari 2008

Global campaign against anti-democratic investment rules
TNI
Bolivia is being sued by Telecom Italia in a secretive World Bank tribunal, ICSID, even though the Andean nation withdrew from the tribunal in May 2007.
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Saul Landau
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