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The Place of Fair Trade for International Financial Institutions
1. Introduction The main tenet of globalisation is that in order to bring prosperity to every country, the barrier of each country’s economy (trade barrier to be exact) should be pulled out, so that the economy can grow faster. It is perceived that the greater flow of investments, goods and people will be, the better…
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Hidangan untuk Warga Sebuah Imperium
Kenapa tidak membangun saja jaringan waralaba masakan khas Indonesia di seluruh dunia untuk mengalahkan McDonald’s?
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Ekonomi Perang dan Neoliberalisme
“war is peace, ignorance is strength, freedom is slavery.” Slogan Big Brother dalam 1984, karya George Orwell
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Everlasting woes – The economy will not recover under current policies
Indonesia, ‘The model pupil of developing countries’, as the World Bank once put it, is now looking into a deep pit. After six years of crisis, there are no signs of recovery for Indonesia. Key economic infrastructure has continued to degrade. Parts of many cities, especially outside Java, are now experiencing regular electricity blackouts, as…
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Serangan Atas Irak, Dominasi Global AS, dan Langkah Rekolonisasi Dunia Ketiga
Dua Kepentingan Imperialis Pada saat artikel ini ditulis, dua buah proposal resolusi Dewan Keamanan Persatuan Bangsa-Bangsa tengah diajukan. Yang pertama adalah proposal penggunaan serangan militer untuk melucuti “senjata pemusnah massal” yang dimiliki oleh Irak. Sebuah proposal yang sebenarnya sebatas mencari legitimasi badan internasional tersebut dan dukungan dari negara-negara imperialis lainnya. Meskipun begitu, dengan ataupun tanpa…
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How The Triumphant Americans Have Changed Our World (Again)
A regime had fallen apart weeks ago, as its armed forces ceased to exist. Fierce resistance, heavy urban fighting, as offered and promised by Saddam and his P.R minister, are proven to be a whole daydream that only had been effectively illussioning many of Indonesian military commentators (while most of them are former TNI top-brass).…