Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Lebanon's WTO accession: more poverty (for most), more wealth (for a few)

Didn't I tell you that Howayyek was a man to watch? Here he chastises the Lebanese Government for excluding the farming community from the WTO preparation meetings. He also exposes ultra liberal policies and market fundamentalism for what they are: policies aimed at making the poor poorer, and the rich richer.

Similar article in French from L'Orient-LeJour (Thanks MsLevantine!)

1 comment:

As'ad AbuKhalil said...

So Huwwayik is a good guy?