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Bello: The Arab Revolutions And The Democratic Imagination
Znet Article, March, 17 2011
Walden Bello
Bello's ZSpace page
The Arab democratic uprisings have brought a rush of nostalgia to many people who staged their own democratic revolutions years earlier.
Bello: Waldon Bello on Mid-East Uprisings
Video, March, 09 2011
Walden Bello
Bello's ZSpace page
Prof. Walden Bello, renowned activist and representative in the Congress in Philippines speaks on the pro-democracy uprisings in the Arab World and elsewhere today. And how these challenges the neoliberal status quo preferred by the hegemonic West...
Bello: Sexual Prey in the Saudi Jungle
Znet Article, February, 02 2011
Walden Bello
Bello's ZSpace page
He was an officer in the Saudi Royal Navy assigned to the strategic Saudi base of Jubail in the Persian Gulf, and he wanted to hire a maid.
Bello: The Celtic Tiger Follows The Asian Tigers To Extinction
Znet Article, December, 25 2010
Walden Bello
Bello's ZSpace page
The financial collapse of Ireland, coming as the latest in a string of disasters, hardly shocks global public opinion. For people engaged in the development debate, however, it is resonant with meaning.
Bello: Lessons of the Obama Debacle
Znet Article, October, 14 2010
Walden Bello
Bello's ZSpace page
The key problem is the failure of progressives to translate their vision and values into a program that is convincing and connects with the people trapped in the terrible existential conditions created by the global financial crisis.
Bello: Elections in Philippines
Video, October, 05 2010
Walden Bello
Bello's ZSpace page
Waldon Bello on the recent elections in Philippines.
Bello: Class and Conflict
Znet Article, September, 26 2010
Walden Bello
Bello's ZSpace page
Due to the nature of capitalism, we know that there will be increasing class tensions and social conflicts which will grow within Asia even as certain states start to dispute hegemony in West.
Bello: Greece - Same Tragedy, Different Scripts
Znet Article, September, 17 2010
Walden Bello
Bello's ZSpace page
Cafes are full in Athens, and droves of tourists still visit the Parthenon and go island-hopping in the fabled Aegean. But beneath the summery surface, there is confusion, anger, and despair as this country is plunged into its worst economic crisi...
Bello: The Political Consequences of Stagnation
Znet Article, September, 11 2010
Walden Bello
Bello's ZSpace page
Before 9/11/2001, there was 9/11/1973, when Gen. Pinochet toppled the Allende government in Chile and ushered in a 17-year reign of terror. More recently, on 9/15/2008, Lehman Brothers went bust and torpedoed the global economy, turning what had b...
Bello: New economics for a new administration
Znet Article, August, 13 2010
Walden Bello
Bello's ZSpace page
A new government in the Philippines offers the country a rare window to fundamentally shift away from failed economic policies, subordinate to neoliberal ideology and the pre-eminance of illegitimate foreign debtors.
Bello: Dark Victory
Book, August, 12 2010
As we enter the 21st century, many countries of the South are in a state of economic crisis, with once optimistic visions of the future cruelly dashed by rising mass poverty, inequality, and hunger.
Bello: Greece: Same Tragedy, Different Scripts
Commentary, July, 17 2010
Walden Bello
Bello's ZSpace page
Cafés are full in Athens, and droves of tourists still visit the Parthenon and go island-hopping in the fabled Aegean. But beneath the summery surface, there is confusion, anger, and despair as this country plunges into its worst economic crisis i...
Bello: The Problem with Old, Familiar Faces
Znet Article, July, 14 2010
Walden Bello
Bello's ZSpace page
With more poor people in the Philippines now than at any other time in history, its time for the new government to break with the old policy of putting foreign debtors and IMF doctrine first.
Bello: The Battle for Thailand
Znet Article, May, 26 2010
Walden Bello
Bello's ZSpace page
Nearly a week after the event, Thailand is still stunned by the military assault on the Red Shirt encampment in the tourist center of the capital city of Bangkok on May 19. The Thai government is treating captured Red Shirt leaders and militants l...
Bello: The Poverty of Philippine Foreign Policy
Znet Article, May, 22 2010
Walden Bello
Bello's ZSpace page
In the past the Philippines foreign policy has been overly submissive to US interests and often failed to promote the country's own interests. As the world increasingly becomes a multipolar environment the country will need to invest more in bring...
Bello: Is Corruption the Cause? The Poverty Trap
Znet Article, May, 20 2010
Walden Bello
Bello's ZSpace page
The “corruption-causes-poverty” narrative has become a standard tool in the hegemonic discourse kit for leaders in some developing countries - where in fact, Waldon Bello argues, it is neoliberal economic policies that are really to blame for pove...
Bello: Making Connections: Economic Crisis And The Politics Of Climate Change
Video, April, 24 2010
Walden Bello
Bello's ZSpace page
Politics Of Climate Change
Bello: China’s Neo-Colonialism
Znet Article, April, 21 2010
Walden Bello
Bello's ZSpace page
The new trade pact between China and ASEAN is touted as bringing benefits to both sides, but it is China that stands to gain most from the deal.
Bello: Why fighting corruption is not enough
Znet Article, April, 03 2010
Walden Bello
Bello's ZSpace page
Corruption is blamed by most Filipinos for its economic quagmire, but it has been neoliberal policies and clean-cut technocrats who have been most responsible for causing poverty.
Bello: China Lassoes its Neighbors
Znet Article, March, 20 2010
Walden Bello
Bello's ZSpace page
The China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (CAFTA), went into effect on 1st of January this year. For China, the benefits are clear, but Southeast Asia will be paying a big price for a bad deal.
