Totalitarianism Vs Neoliberalism

She explains that the creation of the Zona Galactica can be attributed to the 1982 foreign debt crisis which “precipitated the massive shift in Mexican political ideology and economic policy” (10). Mexico was in turmoil from the loss of export earnings due to a worldwide recession as well as from the soaring interest rates on the loans that were given by US, Japanese, and European banks to third world countries. Unable to pay, Mexico became a vulnerable contender for neoliberal restructuring. This neoliberal restructuring, Kelly explains, came as a condition with structural adjustment loans given out by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in order to help poor countries pay off their debt. Kelly defines neoliberalism as a more aggressive version of capitalism which encompasses an entirely deregulated market along with heightened consumerism (3-4). However, she is very effective in pointing out that these structural adjustment loans along with their conditions were not necessarily for the purpose of making poor countries more modern and efficient, but were essentially self-serving. She states that neoliberal structural adjustment put these economies in the hands of bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. which began a recolonization of the developing world. Kelly conceptualizes the struggle for modernity as the missing link between state-regulated prostitution and neoliberal restructuring. This frames the Zona Galactica as an

In the late 1990 's, Latin America was facing a turn towards left-wing governments as they started drifting away from neoliberalism. This was coined as the 'Pink Tide ' of Latin America which took place from around 1998 until around 2009. The origins of the term came from a New York Times reporter who commented that the election of the Uruguayan Leader was “not so much a red tide but more of a pink one” (Pittsburgh n.d.). A red tide symbolizes communism whereas a pink one leans towards a moderate reign of communism with the integration of socialist ideas. Countries in Latin America turned to neo-liberal policies “which privatized public companies, cut foreign investment, public spending, etc” (Arditi 64). These were prompted by such organizations as the “International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank which referred to the actions as the 'Washington Consensus '” (Arditi 67-68). The Pink Tide “rejected privatization of state services and liberalized international trade” (Arditi 72). In other words, this push by domestic resistance from Latin American governments created the Pink Tide via rejecting the Washington Consensus. Since then, it seems that the Pink Tide is receding due to the rise of center-right to right opposition members. Moreover, the factors that triggered the Pink Tide has since diminished. Therefore, it is highly unlikely that there will be any

New World liberal intellectuals believed in minimal government direction and unregulated free trade of agricultural and mined goods (63). Representing less than 5% of the total Latin American population, the small, privileged elite of the New World “reaped even greater awards during the early decades of nationhood” than under colonialism and created “theological republics” out of Spanish and Portuguese colonial systems (84). New liberal republics built nations on the backs of “barbarous” Indian and mestizo workers, and trumpeted free trade as a “natural means to wealth” and the secret to European economic success. Sarmiento’s ideology encapsulates liberal Latin America and the racist veins running through it, describing the

Most schizophrenics are not able to lead a productive economic life, unless under medical care. As such, the cost of treatment may be out of reach for them as they may also not qualify for a medical insurance coverage. Before the insurance companies were compelled by the government to provide insurance cover for the schizophrenics, access to treatment was very expensive and out of reach. This may have placed some financial burden on their families to meet the cost of their health care. With no proper care, they are not able to get vocational training to help them become productive members of the

Today, I present one of the most controversial topics that may be present on TEDtalk: the harms of the anthropocentric mindset, and, to extrapolate, the benefits of human extinction. Anthropocentrism was introduced in the book of Genesis, where humans are instructed to “subdue” and “have dominion” over Earth and its creatures, thus it is the idea that humans are the most significant species on earth. We, as humans, separate our self from nature; the existence of the word proves that we separate our self’s from it. Since the industrial revolution, we have viewed the Earth as a limitless resource. Government, business and the average person have become too narcissistic to admire and embrace nature. Instead, we are destroying it at an exponential rate. This is easily expressed by consumerism. The effects of this can

Naomi Klein says that people will turn climate change into a joke or that we are just waiting for technology to catch up to climate change and that the technology will save us. Many people 's greed plays a role as they say that the economy is more important than the earth. As Naomi Klein states “Or we look but try to be hyper-rational about it- as if having a few more dollars will make much difference when your city is underwater (Klein 3)”. This is a sad realization. Humans have come to care more about the dollar that they make on a daily basis, rather than the intense rising water levels that they are causing by ignoring the problem. It is hard for humans to stop being selfish. Most people just want to numb themselves to the problems around them so they can safely live through their normal daily routine without being held accountable for anything.

I completely agree with Derrick Jensen, our culture today not only is not recognizing the damage we are causing, but we also refuse to acknowledge and take responsibility for it. Now of course, this does not hold true for every human on earth, but it does hold truth for a vast majority of them. As the excerpt states, “callous unconcern for the feelings of others,” things such as deforestation occur regularly around the world. “Deforestation is the permanent destruction of forests in order to make the land available for other uses. An estimated 18 million acres (7.3 million hectares) of forest, which is roughly the size of the country of Panama, are lost each year,

In this piece, Layne emphasizes the inevitable relation between US supremacy in world politics, particularly through the spread liberalism and its economic dominance. Specifically, it underscores that America’s waning influence is aligned with its economic situation.

Neoliberalism is the ability to globally trade, prosper and develop fairly and equitably among other countries. Neoliberalism policies allow for countries to import/export goods and services, trade and settle debts among countries. “Neoliberalism policies stress privatization, export production, direct foreign investment, and few restrictions on imports” (Rowntree, Lewis, Price, & Wyckoff, 2008). There are several Latin American countries who are accepting the neoliberalism ideology; however, there are some countries like Peru and Bolivia who are not embracing the neoliberalism philosophy. “Recent protests in Peru and Bolivia reflect the popular anger against trade policies that seem to benefit only the elite” (Rowntree, Lewis, Price, &

American Romanticism illustrates the first truly American literary movement that began alongside the beginning of a new nation. American Romanticism appeared in response to the rationalists, such as Ben Franklin, which the American Romantics believed to be too single-minded and expressive. American Romanticism focused on the beauty of nature, imagination, feelings and expressions, higher truths in life that had to be discovered, and individualism. Consequently, this literary movement turned away from the corruption of cities and the rationalist mindset of the world and focused on nature and imagination. Washington Irving, in his stories “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle”, displays characteristics of American Romanticism and

Exploring the Differences Between Liberal Democratic, Authoritarian and Totalitarian Political Systems Defining political systems is a difficult thing to do as no single system is completely static, they often change dependant on things like war and trends in regimes, such as the recent insurgence in ‘liberal democracies’ means that the classifications of systems changes over time. The British Westminster system is considered to be a ‘liberal democracy’ however in the Second World War there were several powers exercised by the government which do not fit with this type of system for example control was exercised over the media and labour and elections were put off. These powers were only used as a

How come Latin America and the Caribbean countries reverse the discourse, after decades of opposition to expansive trade ties with the United States? In most cases, the reversal was caused by a mass wave of in national economic policies and development strategies due to the failure of development from the 1960’s and 1970’s, the give way of debt finance due to the Latin American debt crisis of the 1980s, and the pressures originating from the advance of globalization. The work initiated by Mexico leaders would go on to pressure many Caribbean and Latin American countries into wanting to join trade ties after the intiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Surprising to many, neoliberalism did not emerge in the US. Peck Jamie described neoliberalism as a European born philosophy that focus on defending “ individual’s right and freedoms while challenging over-mighty

The nature of imperialism in the modern world has drastically changed; it has transcended from explicit military strength to economic, political, cultural and linguistic dimensions (Haque, 2011). Many anti-globalisation scholars argue that contemporary imperialist powers have turned to symbolic means of control, which are facilitated by the integration of Western-dominated global telecommunications systems and the

The problem is that people seem to not care even when the obvious evidence of the devastation of humans’ lifestyles is presented to them. I personally don’t believe that most humans are inherently ignorant, incapable of cooperation and don’t care much for our planet, even if that is how it is often played out, rather I think that people are not well enough informed of where we stand and the extent of