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'Globalisation' is shaping agendas and changing lives across the globe. It forms the foundations of a new way of living in the late twentieth century. But the processes involved in globalisation are not new. International trade, foreign investment and technological innovation have all existed for centuries. It is the sheer pace of change in the last 20 years that has made globalisation a distinct process.
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- Beyond Iraq: US power and global poverty 28 May 2003 Donald Rumsfield’s adventures in the Middle East may have consigned Saddam Hussein to the annals of history but the dividends of victory will be spent aligning US trade policy with security and financial interests.
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War on Want advisor and public services expert David Hall reports back from the third World Water Forum held in Kyoto during March with the shock news that even multinationals have given up on the privatisation of water services for the poor. - Under Attack: Development and Democracy
Large corporations and wealthy individuals are increasingly avoiding their obligation to contribute to society through taxation. With the aid of governments, they are shifting the tax burden further onto ordinary citizens and smaller businesses.
- Anti-privatisation activists meet to demand free access to water and energy 3 September 2002 Charity writes to Nitin Desai to seek clarification on weekend protests.
- Globalisation White Paper is 'brave attempt' 27 May 2002 Today’s globalisation White Paper is a brave attempt to take forward the debate on a thorny issue.
- Clare Short supports NGO’s agenda for radical change 23 February 2001 War on Want is celebrating its 50th year with an anniversary conference attended by the Rt. Hon Clare Short, the International Development Secretary.
- G8 Summit set to ignore real causes of poverty 25 July 2001 Rich governments must talk about the Tobin Tax and force action on debt relief in response to huge public pressure
- G8’s Summit of shame and spin 22 July 2001 The G8 have again conspicuously failed to address any of the underlying causes of poverty this weekend despite a raft of initiatives aimed mainly at the media.
- Mobile phone fortune should go to the poor 13 April 2000 The huge cash windfall heading for the Treasury from the sale of mobile phone licences should be spent on equipping the world’s poor for the information age.
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