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Issue No. 228/229 (Aug/Sept 2009)
COVER:
One Year On: The global financial crisis and the prospects of reform
The
financial crisis one year on: Has anything been learnt?
Policy makers still have yet to learn the important lessons from
the current economic crisis.
BY JAYATI GHOSH
One
year later: The more things change, the more they stay the same
Wall Street’s political power remains intact in spite of the economic
crisis.
BY ROBERT WEISSMAN
G20
doesn’t offer much reform
The Pittsburgh G20 summit only confirmed that reform at the top
of the international economic system is still unattainable.
BY MARK WEISBROT
Stiglitz
criticizes multiple shortcomings of the G20 agenda
In light of the current crisis, Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz analyses
the G20’s strengths and weaknesses.
BY BHUMIKA MUCHHALA
The
need for more effective regulation of the financial market
UN Development Agency UNCTAD calls for an increase in the clout
and responsibilities of financial regulators.
BY KANAGA RAJA
Financial
markets, capital flows and the impact of the Doha Round
Financial reforms can only succeed if action is taken in both finance
and trade.
BY CHAKRAVARTHI RAGHAVAN
One
year later- No real reforms to correct economic imbalances
The various economic imbalances which contributed to the current
crisis have yet to be addressed effectively.
BY MICHAEL LIM
The
crisis and China: Shocks, responses and consequences
China must address the wealth and income imbalances within its own
society if it wishes to increase domestic demand.
BY ANDONG ZHU
The
bravado of bankers
Bankers have swiftly reasserted themselves after being scorned for
creating risky financial products.
BY JEREMY SEABROOK
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ECOLOGY
Unaware of risks
Transforming the Himalayan rivers into South Asia’s powerhouse in
times of global warming is risky and irresponsible.
BY ANN-KATHRIN SCHNEIDER
HEALTH & SAFETY
Row over European
seizures of low-cost drugs
The seizure of generic medicines in European ports has caused a
global controversy.
BY MARTIN KHOR
WORLD AFFAIRS
Mexico loses
its history
Mexico’s ruling elite is busy rewriting history to erase three centuries
of colonial conquest from memory.
BY JOHN ROSS
Peru:
‘A political defeat for the government’
The April revolt of Amazonian indigenes against Peru’s neoliberal
policies marks a new era in Peru’s turbulent history.
BY KIRAZ JANICKE
Pan
Am Flight 103 and the Lockerbie controversy
The truth behind the 1988 bombing is being questioned again following
the recent release of Abdel Baset al-Megrahi.
BY TOM FAWTHROP
US
story on Iran nuke facility doesn’t add up
Was Iran really trying to conceal a second uranium enrichment facility
in Qom?
BY GARETH PORTER
HUMAN RIGHTS
The Goldstone
Commission’s Gaza findings – response and reactions
The UN report may significantly help end the impunity with which
Israel has conducted itself.
BY STEPHEN LENDMAN
UN
must immediately adopt and act on Goldstone report
The decision to defer adoption of the Goldstone report dashes hopes
to bring Israel to account.
BY OMAR BARGHOUTI
WOMEN
Chile: Activists
press candidates to take a stance on women’s rights
Chilean women’s organizations are pushing presidential candidates
to commit to the further progress of women.
BY DANIELA ESTRADA
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