Mexico to Decriminalise Possession of Drugs

[slaar]

China is a very different breed of capitalism than Eastern Europe because it's nationally driven rather than imposed as part of a neoliberal agenda, they are choosing when and where to lower trade barriers, they support industries, promote technology transfer as part of foreign investment and generally work with a much more context-specific reform program when it comes to things like capital markets and banking systems, rather than the "open everything at once, now, and free markets will do the rest" bullshit.

 

[Jessiedog]

China is a very different breed of capitalism than Eastern Europe because it's nationally driven rather than imposed as part of a neoliberal agenda, they are choosing when and where to lower trade barriers, they support industries, promote technology transfer as part of foreign investment and generally work with a much more context-specific reform program when it comes to things like capital markets and banking systems, rather than the "open everything at once, now, and free markets will do the rest" bullshit.

Indeed.

And it gets right up Americas nose.



Woof

 

[slaar]

Indeed.

And it gets right up Americas nose.



Woof

That's because they did the same 100 years ago, so they know it works!

The parallels between the British pushing "free trade" onto their colonies in the mid 19th century then retreating into protectionism when under threat from the US in the early 20th century, and the US pushing "free markets" onto weak states whilst protecting key markets from incipient competition from East Asia is uncanny.

 

[Jessiedog]

Oh dear.

Mexico City, Mexico (Rotters) - As millions of potential immigrants and marijuana legalization supporters massed in Los Angeles and marched to Tijuana in support of the legalization of small quantities of marijuana, cocaine, and heroin in Mexico, Mexican President Vicente Fox disappointed them by refusing to sign into law the legislation that he and his party had originally pushed through Congress.

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