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	<title>Comments on: Chavez II?</title>
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		<title>By: Social Democracy Now</title>
		<link>http://www.european-democracy.org/archives/2006/01/25/chavez-ii/#comment-6576</link>
		<dc:creator>Social Democracy Now</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2006 06:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>'the fact that corruption has risen in that period can hardly be blamed on the economic model, and rather indicates weakness of institutions and of the rule of law.'

You write as if neoliberalism were not a form of institutionalized corruption. Let's be blunt and call a spade a spade a spade, my friend. The neoliberal model is all about the use of politics as a vehicle for funneling economic opportunity to foreign corporations (and the few local companies big enough to be able to compete with them on a more or less equal footing). 

Corruption simply thrives in neoliberal soil. A classic example place recently in Sydney, Australia, over the building of the Cross City Tunnel by 'an international syndicate headed by Li Ka-Shing, Asia’s wealthiest individual.' In this case, the NSW government was the facilitator of 'the plunder of public funds for the benefit of private road and other infrastructure companies.'

This sweetheart deal was done in secret, until finally exposed - causing a great scandal - apprently thanks to a leak within the government itself.

See http://www.wsws.org/articles/2005/oct2005/tunn-o21.shtml

I urge you to read this report to the end: this report shows very clearly how neoliberalism IS corruption.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8216;the fact that corruption has risen in that period can hardly be blamed on the economic model, and rather indicates weakness of institutions and of the rule of law.&#8217;</p>
<p>You write as if neoliberalism were not a form of institutionalized corruption. Let&#8217;s be blunt and call a spade a spade a spade, my friend. The neoliberal model is all about the use of politics as a vehicle for funneling economic opportunity to foreign corporations (and the few local companies big enough to be able to compete with them on a more or less equal footing). </p>
<p>Corruption simply thrives in neoliberal soil. A classic example place recently in Sydney, Australia, over the building of the Cross City Tunnel by &#8216;an international syndicate headed by Li Ka-Shing, Asia’s wealthiest individual.&#8217; In this case, the NSW government was the facilitator of &#8216;the plunder of public funds for the benefit of private road and other infrastructure companies.&#8217;</p>
<p>This sweetheart deal was done in secret, until finally exposed - causing a great scandal - apprently thanks to a leak within the government itself.</p>
<p>See <a href="http://www.wsws.org/articles/2005/oct2005/tunn-o21.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.wsws.org/articles/2005/oct2005/tunn-o21.shtml</a></p>
<p>I urge you to read this report to the end: this report shows very clearly how neoliberalism IS corruption.</p>
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