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Unofficial Channels: Dialogue for Middle East Peace
March 11, 1998
According to the World Bank, economic growth is the answer to poverty. Yet some scholars, economists, and grass roots activists say that lending policies set forth by the Bank and other so-called development agencies are, in fact, lowering the standard of living for many people around the world.
Featuring:
Kathy McAfee, former policy analyst with Oxfam America, author, "Storm Signals: Structural Adjustment and Development Alternatives in the Caribbean"; Laura Soriano Morales, executive director, South and Meso American Indian Rights Center; Dorothy Granada, nurse, founder, Maria Ortiz Women’s Center; Sandy Hunter, East Bay Sanctuary.