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international / history and heritage / feature Friday October 17, 2008 19:54 by George Stapleton
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This is the second of a series of articles covering the financial and money markets from a critical perspective. In
'Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction', Paul Bowman examined the derivatives market and promised that the succeeding article would cover the 'story of the historical development of successive regimes of global financial orders' and would explain the role of the Eurodollars market 'in undermining the Keynesian Bretton Woods system'.
In the interests of space and relevance, I will only tell the story of the historical development of the regime of global financial order under US hegemony. I will begin by examining how the centre of capital accumulation shifted from Europe to the US in the first half of the twentieth century, and how following World War II the global financial order became centred around the US through the Bretton Woods system. I will then look at how the Bretton Woods System was undermined, concentrating as much on the role of workers’ militancy as on the role of the Eurodollars market. After considering the response to the crisis of Bretton Woods, I'll look at the Clinton boom bringing us up to the current situation of the US’s current heavy dependence on foreign borrowing. read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Friday October 17, 2008 17:55 by Carmel Ni Dhuibheanaigh
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Last night about 12 members of the Vigil and Direct Action joined forces against the appearance of Noel Dempsey at Navan Library for the Book Launch of "Where Toll roads Meet" by Anthony Holten. read full story / add a comment 
mayo / environment / news report Friday October 17, 2008 14:51 by A
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The word is – Shell are pulling out of Glengad and suspending work till early Spring. Shell ‘consultants’ are informing local residents that the beach is being ‘reinstated’ and the work will take a number of weeks. The Solitaire has moved on and is ‘off hire’ to Shell. No press release has issued from Shell and they are behind in their weekly ‘progress’ reports to the PAD (Petroleum Affairs Divison) of Minister Eamon Ryan’s Department of Communication, Energy and Natural Resources, which can normally be read here: http://www.dcenr.gov.ie/Natural/Petroleum+Affairs+Divis...D.htm read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality / press release Friday October 17, 2008 10:02 by Dorothy Gale
Stop the Attacks on Women's Rights Leaders in Nicaragua URGENT ACTION ALERT - For Immediate Release As an organization that shapes and advances sexual and reproductive ethics that are based on justice and respect for the capacity of women to make moral decisions about their lives, Catholics for Choice (CFC) calls on all SRHR and HR related international organizations abroad to act in solidarity with the Nicaraguan women's rights defenders who are being harassed by the Sandinista government. read full story / add a comment
national / gender and sexuality / press release Friday October 17, 2008 09:51 by Dorothy Gale
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Marie Stopes International (MSI) has become the first reproductive health agency to offer Irish women abortion consultation and counselling services by telephone. The charity has also reduced its fees by the average cost of a discount air fare from Ireland to England, to alleviate the financial hardship faced by many Irish women who have to travel overseas to obtain abortion services. read full story / add a comment |
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