The Republic of Hunger and Other EssaysMerlin Press, 2007 - 232 من الصفحات Utsa Patnaik looks at the economic policies that are ruining the lives of millions of people in the Third World. In particular she examines the new imperialism - neo-liberal economic 'reforms', the thrust towards free trade and subservient agriculture and shows how these policies are causing unprecedented rural distress and universal hunger in the developing countries. Her is a voice of sanity, conscience and true scholarship. |
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Ideology of Overpopulation | 11 |
The Economic and Demographic Collapse in Russia | 51 |
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طبعات أخرى - عرض جميع المقتطفات
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