Corporate Power And The Negation Of Democracy
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Corporate Power and the Negation of Democracy
Ottawa was recently host to the G-20 summit where the leaders of 20 nations assembled with their head financial officers, the governors of the World Bank and the IMF. Monetary issues discussed at this conference included: the world's economic situation, third world poverty, debt and education. Most would consider these to be matters of multitudinal proportions, however it did not receive the media attention it deserved. Some of the key issues discussed were somewhat downplayed in the eye of the media and the conference was held in a disturbingly undemocratic manner. A truly democratic society would have allowed for more public input at the summit, instead the summit was held behind closed doors with many streets in the downtown area closed near to where the summit was to convene. Why were the streets cordoned off? The...