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Authoritarian Capitalism in the Age of Globalization

Authoritarian Capitalism in the Age of Globalization

Peter Bloom, of the Department of People and Organisations at The Open University in the UK, takes on a very ambitious project in his recently published book, Authoritarian Capitalism in the Age of Globalization. In a strong critique of neoliberalism, Bloom argues that marketization does not inexorably lead to democratization, it more frequently leads to authoritarian […]

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China's Increased Voting Power

World Bank members voted to place China’s voting power in the organization behind the United States and Japan. The China’s stake in the bank climbed from 2.8% to 4.4 %. Given that China has made many achievements in eradicating poverty, we have reasons to believe the country will contribute more to global efforts on poverty […]

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