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The Violence of the Free Market: Globalization Leads to Struggle for Food that Imperils Filipino Poor As the world faces the uphill battle of feeding its people in the coming years, neoliberalism and globalization add insult to injury in the Philippines

December 2, 2011
The Violence of the Free Market: Globalization Leads to Struggle for Food that Imperils Filipino Poor  As the world faces the uphill battle of feeding its people in the coming years, neoliberalism and globalization add insult to injury in the Philippines

. Photo Credit: Erika Eichelberger LIKE THIS ARTICLE ? Join our mailing list: Sign up to stay up to date on the latest headlines via email. “The weather is unpredictable now,” says Generoso Bicaldo, a farmer, as he sits in the shade of a thatched grass awning. “It changed. Before, when it rained, it would [...]

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WTO a failure once again

July 29, 2011
WTO a failure once again

Chinese labourers work at an electrical products factory in Hefei, east China. Photograph: Str/AFP/Getty Images Trade ministers have long insisted that the World Trade Organisaton (WTO) Doha negotiations are a vital part of the response to the global emergencies in the economy, food, climate and employment. Yet we learned this week that a lack of political [...]

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