I am sure that in this age of big European grants somebody has already monetized the following thought. So, it’s perfect for a little digression.:) Anyway, the idea is this: sometimes a political tradition or political orientation uses a literary trope to alert the reader that one is in the presence of a certain sensibility or it signals adherence to a certain mission or faith. I don’t think is necessarily done to disguise one’s commitments or to engage in an esoteric campaign (but it is, of course, also compatible with that.)
I miss the social-democratic rules-based order of which GATT was part, along with Bretton Woods and Keynesian economic management. But the WTO era has shown what happens when the rules are written by and for corporations: TRIPS, ISDS, MAI and many more such acronymic horrors. I'm not shedding any tears over its demise.
I miss the social-democratic rules-based order of which GATT was part, along with Bretton Woods and Keynesian economic management. But the WTO era has shown what happens when the rules are written by and for corporations: TRIPS, ISDS, MAI and many more such acronymic horrors. I'm not shedding any tears over its demise.