The Political Economy of Refugees

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        Žižek, S. (2017). The Political Economy of Refugees. In Žižek, S. Against the Double Blackmail: Refugees, Terror and Other Troubles with the Neighbours. Penguin, pp. 43-52

a term for the loans provided by the IMF and the World Bank to countries that experienced economic crises, which come with strings attached: privatisation and deregulation, mainly (the conditions are also known as the Washington Consensus)

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The result of such 'structural adjustments' was the integration of local agriculture into the global economy: while crops were exported, farmers thrown off their land were pushed into slums, available as a workforce for outsourced sweatshops.

—p.44 by Slavoj Žižek

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The result of such 'structural adjustments' was the integration of local agriculture into the global economy: while crops were exported, farmers thrown off their land were pushed into slums, available as a workforce for outsourced sweatshops.

—p.44 by Slavoj Žižek

notable

7 years, 1 month ago

Against the Double Blackmail: Refugees, Terror and Other Troubles with the Neighbours
by Slavoj Žižek

Against the Double Blackmail: Refugees, Terror and Other Troubles with the Neighbours
by Slavoj Žižek

Against the Double Blackmail: Refugees, Terror and Other Troubles with the Neighbours
by Slavoj Žižek