| Paul Hilder on Sat, 17 Nov 2001 20:11:02 +0100 (CET) |
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| [Nettime-bold] interrogating the globalisers |
Dear all, In the run-up to the WTO meeting at Qatar, www.openDemocracy.net interviewed two of the leading lights of corporate globalisation, Peter Sutherland and Maria Livanos Cattaui. They said some surprising things, even while sticking to their market guns. Globalisation v2.01 may be cracking... Sutherland, founder of the WTO and head honcho in both BP and Goldman Sachs, called for aid budgets to be boosted, and for higher taxes in rich countries. He painted a grim picture of the need to overcome petty national struggles by fostering interdependence, and the lack of global governance mechanisms for doing so. The interview (between him and Shirley Williams) is here: http://www.opendemocracy.net/forum/document_details.asp?CatID=99&DocID=815 Cattaui, secretary-general of the International Chambers of Commerce and long-time organizer of Davos, was even more interesting, arguing for a strong public sector to manage globalisation (even before the 9-11 turnaround), and speaking frankly about the global economy making us feel like we have our pants down with a cold wind blowing. Her interview can be found here: http://www.opendemocracy.net/forum/document_details.asp?CatID=99&DocID=746 Just like the globalisation struggle after Qatar, these interviews are not yet over. This is an open invitation to you to HOLD POWER TO ACCOUNT: ask your questions of Sutherland and/or Cattaui. You can do so simply by emailing a question to [email protected] (anything from Do you support tax havens? to 600 words of argument will be acceptable!). We will finish the question session in early December and they will then respond. If they duck a good question, well pick it up. Youre also welcome to check out our broader globalisation discussion, featuring Bhutans foreign minister among others. Dont let the debate be closed down best, Paul ---------------------- Paul Hilder www.openDemocracy.net Building a global network for debate and invention independently one day at a time _______________________________________________ Nettime-bold mailing list [email protected] http://amsterdam.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-bold