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“....the globalization that characterizes today's economics goes beyond or eludes the sovereignty of individual states, and thus the power of their rulers. It is not they, but rather financial groups in control of vast amounts of capital, who decide upon their vertiginous passage through nations, without taking into account the serious crises they might generate.”

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Patricio Aylwin

Patricio Aylwin Azócar was a Chilean lawyer and politician who served as President of Chile from 1990 to 1994. He was born on November 26, 1918, and passed away on April 19, 2016. During his presidency, Aylwin led the democratic transition of the country after the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. more

“In any institution-factory, university, health center, or whatever-there are a variety of interests that ought to be represented in decision-making: the work force itself, the community in which it is located, users of its products or services, institutions that compete for the same resources. These interests should be directly represented in democratic structures that displace and eliminate private ownership of the means of production or resources, an anachronism with no legitimacy.”

“Power that controls the economy should be in the hands of elected representatives of the people, not in the hands of an industrial oligarchy.”

People Should Hands Economy Representatives Globalization Oligarchy Economic Globalization

Author:William O. Douglas

“One has to realize that the powerful industrial groups concerned in the manufacture of arms are doing their best in all countries to prevent the peaceful settlement of international disputes, and that rulers can achieve this great end only if they are sure of the vigorous support of the majority of their peoples.”

Ifs Ends Country Realizing Powerful Support Groups Achieve Arms Concerned Majority International Peaceful Rulers Globalization Disputes Vigorous Settlement

Book:The World As I See It

Source: The World As I See It

“Where do people earn the Per Capita Income? More than one poor starving soul would like to know. In our countries, numbers live better than people. How many people prosper in times of prosperity? How many people find their lives developed by development?”

People Knows Soul Country Poor Numbers Development Prosperity Income Our Country Globalization Starving

Author:Eduardo Galeano

“Globalization has considerably accelerated in recent years following the dizzying expansion of communications and transport and the equally stupefying transnational mergers of capital. We must not confuse globalization with "internationalism" though. We know that the human condition is universal, that we share similar passions, fears, needs and dreams, but this has nothing to do with the "rubbing out" of national borders as a result of unrestricted capital movements. One thing is the free movement of peoples, the other of money.”

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