Have you ever wondered why there are poor countries with populations of impoverished people, that seem they will never to be able to join in the wealth of the so called "global economy?" Poverty is not an accident. 1942 marks the birth of modern times when the conquistadors violently extracted gold and other natural resources. Since then our economic system has been financed by the poor by forcing them to give their land and access to natural resources, then through unfair trade, debt repayment and unjust taxes on labor and consumption. This system was carefully built and maintained by the free market policies, resources monopolies and structural adjustment programs by the World Bank and the IMF. Narrated by Martin Sheen
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Friday, July 31, 2009
Film: The End of Poverty?
Have you ever wondered why there are poor countries with populations of impoverished people, that seem they will never to be able to join in the wealth of the so called "global economy?" Poverty is not an accident. 1942 marks the birth of modern times when the conquistadors violently extracted gold and other natural resources. Since then our economic system has been financed by the poor by forcing them to give their land and access to natural resources, then through unfair trade, debt repayment and unjust taxes on labor and consumption. This system was carefully built and maintained by the free market policies, resources monopolies and structural adjustment programs by the World Bank and the IMF. Narrated by Martin Sheen
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