An Alternative Program for Economic Recovery

2017 ◽  
pp. 284-314
2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-59
Author(s):  
Gonzalo Pérez Álvarez

The piquetero (picketer) movement of unemployed workers developed in a region of Argentina whose socioeconomic structure was profoundly transformed in the 1990s by the changes brought about by neoliberalism. The development of the movement revealed both continuity and change with regard to organizational traditions among the region’s working class, including organizational forms, methods of protest, and relationships among different groups of workers. In 2001 the working class’s potential for protest produced a rupture in the formerly dominant bloc, but this potential had its limits: there was no capacity for formulating an alternative program. The employed working class did not take on the role that would have been necessary, and without its participation the tasks at hand were too great. In the context of economic recovery, the majority of the working class opted to improve their personal situations rather than question the fundamental elements of the social order. However, a new level of consciousness was expressed through the increasing importance of union opposition and the continuity of protest strategies with elements of strong social confrontation. El movimiento piquetero de trabajadores desempleados se desarrolló en una región de Argentina cuya estructura socioeconómica fue profundamente transformada en los años 90 por los cambios provocados por el neoliberalismo. El desarrollo del movimiento revela tanto la continuidad y el cambio con respecto a las tradiciones de organización en la clase obrera de la región, incluyendo las formas de organización, métodos de protesta, y las relaciones entre los diferentes grupos de trabajadores. En 2001 el potencial de la clase obrera para la protesta había producido una ruptura en el bloque anteriormente dominante, pero este potencial tenía sus límites: no había capacidad para formular un programa alternativo. La clase obrera empleada no asumía el rol que habría sido necesario, y sin su participación las tareas a mano eran demasiado grandes. En el contexto de la recuperación económica, la mayoría de la clase obrera optó por mejorar su situación personal en lugar de cuestionar los elementos fundamentales del orden social. Sin embargo, un nuevo nivel de conciencia se expresó a través de la creciente importancia de la oposición de los sindicatos y la continuidad de las estrategias de protesta con elementos de fuerte confrontación social.


2009 ◽  
pp. 4-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Gref ◽  
K. Yudaeva

Problems in the financial sector were at the core of the current economic crisis. Therefore, economic recovery will only become sustainable after taking care of the major weaknesses in the financial sector. This conclusion is relevant both for the US and UK - the two countries where crisis has started, and for other economies which financial institutions turned out to be fragile in the face of the swings in the risk appetite. Russia is one of the countries where the crisis has revealed serious deficiency in the financial sector. Our study of 11 banking crises during the last 25-30 years shows that sustainable economic recovery and decrease in the dependence on commodity prices will be virtually impossible without cleaning of balance sheets and capitalization of the financial sector.


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-247
Author(s):  
Vicente Lopez-Ibor Mayor ◽  
Raphael J. Heffron

It is advanced here that a principle-based approach is needed to develop the energy sector during and after COVID-19. The economic recovery that is needed needs to revolve around ensuring that no one is left behind, and it should be an inclusive transition to a secure and stable low-carbon energy future. There are seven core energy law principles that if applied to the energy sector could enable this to be achieved.


2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (11) ◽  
pp. 2448-2471
Author(s):  
S.V. Anureev

Subject. This article examines the functions and management structures of central financial bodies and related parliamentary and governmental structures in Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Japan, Germany, France and Italy. Objectives. The article aims to identify non-standard functions and structures that go beyond the classical responsibility of finance ministries as a central part of the budget process arising from current economic challenges. Methods. For the study, I used a comparative analysis. Results. The article describes the important new functions of financial authorities and treasuries of Western governments aimed at economic growth and economic recovery. Conclusions. The organizational and management structures and functions of the ministries of finance go far beyond the budget process, overlap with and dominate the functions of central banks and ministries of economic development.


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