,AFRICA1 ,NEO-LIB]ALISM & ,AN>*ISM4 

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,AU?OR 3 ,*EKOV ,FE5EY 

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,:ILE NEO-LIB]AL RE=MS HAVE C]TA9LY AFFECT$ WORK]S 9 ! ,WE/1 IT IS 9 ,AFRICA :]E !Y HAVE HAD MO/ IMPACT4 ,NEO-LIB]AL POLICIES SEEK TO R$UCE /ATE CONTROL OV] ! NATIONAL ECONOMY 9 FAVOR ( PRIVATE CAPITALI/S - ! SO-CALL$ 'FREE M>KET'4 ,!SE POLICIES HAVE BE5 MO/ WIDELY APPLI$ 9 ,AFRICA = ! SIMPLE REASON ?AT !Y >E ! POLICIES PROMOT$ BY ! ,9T]NATIONAL F9ANCIAL 9/ITUTIONS 7,I,F,I'S71 ! ,WORLD ,BANK1 ,I,M,F & ,W,T,O4 ,MANY ,AFRICAN C\NTRIES >E *RONICALLY BROKE4 ,!Y MU/ REGUL>LY BORR[ MONEY TO F9ANCE ! PUBLIC SECTOR & TO S]VICE !IR EXI/+ DEBT4 ,! ,I,M,F IS WILL+ TO PROVIDE LOANS BUT ) A S]IES ( 'CONDITIONALITIES' ATTA*$4 ,!SE >E NEO-LIB]AL RE=MS :I* MU/ BE C>RI$ \T UND] ! T]MS ( ! LOAN4 ,! ,I,M,F DEALS >E KN[N AS ,/RUCTURAL ,ADJU/M5T ,PROGRAMS & >E V]Y R>ELY WELCOM$ BY ! GOV]NM5T :I* IMPLEM5TS !M1 NEV] M9D ! ORD9>Y PEOPLE :O >E AFFECT$ BY !M4 ,EV5 :]E !Y HAVE BE5 RIGOR\SLY 5=C$ ! ,S,A,P'S HAVE G5]ALLY FAIL$ TO %[ ! PR$ICT$ B5EFITS SU* AS 9CREAS$ =EIGN 9VE/M5T - ,UG&A BE+ A GOOD EXAMPLE4 

,! ,S,A,P'S (T5 IMPOSE H>% CONDITIONS :I* CAUSE HUGE SUFF]+ AMONG ! POOR & 9CLUDE *ANGES ?AT W\LD NEV] BE ACCEPT$ BY ! RUL+ CLASS 9 ! P[]FUL C\NTRIES S9CE ! RE=MS CAUSE SUDD51 L>GE *ANGES = ! WORSE 9 MANY PEOPLE'S LIVES4 ,?IS SUDD5 DET]IORATION ( /&>DS ( LIV+ (T5 LEADS TO 9/ABILITY & VIOL5CE BORNE \T ( ! DESP]ATION ( ! MASSES4 ,TELL+LY AN ,S,A,P WAS ONE ( ! ELEM5TS :I* CONTRIBUT$ TO ! 9CREAS$ T5SION 9 ! LEAD UP TO ! ,RW&AN G5OCIDE4 

,! ,I,F,I'S ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO ! UNEQUAL SY/EM ( TRADE BETWE5 RI* & POOR C\NTRIES BY RE9=C+ ! COLONIAL DIVISION ( 5T]PRISE4 ,AFRICA IS MEANT TO BE AN EXPORT] ( RAW MAT]IALS SO 9DU/RIALIZATION WILL NOT BE F9ANC$4 ,9 PRACTICE MU* ( ! RAW MAT]IALS EXPORT$ FROM ,AFRICA SU* AS C(FEE1 COCOA & COPP] >E B\<T BY HUGE ,WE/]N MONOPOLIES :I* HAVE ! P[] TO SET PRICES4 ,?US ,AFRICAN EXPORTS ( RAW MAT]IALS HAVE OV] ! YE>S B\<T EV] FEW] MANUFACTUR$ IMPORTS FROM ! ,WE/4 ,BY SUPPORT+ ?IS CONT9U$ EXPLOITATION ! ,I,F,I'S REVEAL !IR IMP]IALI/ NATURE4 

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,9 CONCRETE T]MS ! NEO-LIB]AL POLICIES :I* HAVE BE5 WIDELY IMPLEM5T$ 9 ,AFRICA OV] ! LA/ #b DECADES >E3  

,REMOVAL ( /ATE CONTROL OV] PRICES & MONEY4 ,?IS HAS MEANT ?AT SUBSIDIES ON BASIC GOODS SU* AS FOOD & FUEL HAVE BE5 REMOV$4 ,9 SOME C\NTRIES EV5 ! MO/ BASIC FOOD/UFFS HAVE BECOME TOO EXP5SIVE = ! POOR4 ,FOOD RIOTS AGA9/ ,S,A,P MEASURES HAVE OCCUR$ ALL OV] ! CONT95T1 NOTABLY 9 ,ZIMBABWE4 ,9 ,NIG]IA 9 ,JUNE #b1 AN ,I,M,F-DRIV5 9CREASE 9 ! PRICE ( FUEL PROVOK$ A WEEK LONG G5]AL /RIKE & MASS RESI/ANCE4 .<,! LIB]ALIZATION ( CURR5CY REGULATIONS ALL[S CAPITAL TO 9VE/ & DIS9VE/ 9 ! C\NTRY MU* MORE EASILY4 ,?IS CREATES ! POSSIBILITY ( CAPITAL FLI<T & SPECULATIVE ATTACKS ON ! CURR5CY4 ,SIGNIFICANTLY ,UG&A & ,<ANA :O HAVE BE5 MODEL CITIZ5S 9 IMPLEM5T+ ,I,M,F RE=MS BO? SUFF] FROM RAMPANT DEVALUATION ( !IR CURR5CY CAUS+ 9FLATION ( PRICES & O!R ECONOMIC PROBLEMS4  

,L>GE CUTS 9 PUBLIC SP5D+4 ,?IS HAS HAD SEV]AL DRA/IC EFFECTS4 ,FIR/LY !RE HAVE BE5 MASSIVE LAY(FS ( PUBLIC SECTOR WORK]S 9 MANY C\NTRIES4 ,HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( WORK]S HAVE BE5 RETR5*$ 9 PLACES LIKE ,S5EGAL1 ,ZAMBIA & ,TANZANIA AS A RESULT ( ,S,A,P'S4 ,O!R CUTBACKS 9 PUBLIC SP5D+ HAVE SE5 R$UC$ SOCIAL PROGRAMS & 9CREAS$ *>GES4 ,CURR5T ,/RUCTURAL ,ADJU/M5T DEM&S = ,MOZAMBIQUE 9CLUDE A FIVEFOLD 9CREASE 9 HEAL? *>GES4  

,PRIVATIZATIONS ( /ATE [N$ CORPORATIONS SU* AS ELECTRICITY1 WAT] & TRANSPORT4 ,!SE PRIVATIZATIONS HAVE (T5 M]ELY REPLAC$ A /ATE MONOPOLY ) A PRIVATE MONOPOLY :I* HAS G5]ALLY L$ TO PRICE RISES & ! EFFECTIVE B>R+ ( ! S]VICES TO VA/ NUMB]S ( ! POOR4 ,9 ,S\? ,AFRICA1 ELECTRICITY & WAT] CUT (FS HAVE BECOME COMMON 9 ! T[N%IPS ( ,S[ETO AS P>T ( ! ,A,N,C'S NEO-LIB]AL ,G,E,> POLICY4  

,POLICIES TO PROMOTE A 'FLEXIBLE' WORK=CE4 ,?IS ESS5TIALLY MEANS ! L>GE SCALE SUBCONTRACT+ ( LABOR & A R$UCTION 9 WORK]S RI<TS1 WAGES & CONDITIONS4 ,WORK]S AT ,WITS ,UNIV]SITY 9 ,JOHANNESB]G REC5TLY SAW !IR SAL>IES CUT BY ALMO/ #g.0 & LO/ ALL ( !IR B5EFITS UND] A RE/RUCTUR+ PLAN4  

,POLICIES TO PROMOTE COMPETITIV5ESS4 ,?IS 9VOLVES R$UC+ T>RIF B>RI]S & R$UC+ TAXES ON BUS9ESSES & ! RI* TO ATTRACT 9VE/M5T4 ,AS A RESULT ( ?IS1 LOCAL 9DU/RIES CAN BE UND]M9$ BY *EAP IMPORTS AS HAPP5$ TO ! ,S\? ,AFRICAN TEXTILE 9DU/RY OV] ! LA/ FEW YE>S CAUS+ MASSIVE JOB LOSSES4 ,SALES TAXES 7,V,A,T7 >E 9TRODUC$ AS ALT]NATIVES TO COMPANY & 9COME TAX4 ,?IS CAUSES 9CREASES 9 PRICES ( GOODS = WORK]S & BIG 9CREASES 9 PR(ITS = BOSSES4 .<,9 C\NTRIES LIKE ,UG&A & ,S\? ,AFRICA ! 9TRODUCTION ( ,V,A,T HAS FAC$ CONSID]ABLE RESI/ANCE4.> #ceh  
  
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,!RE HAS BE5 CONSID]ABLE OPPOSITION TO MANY ( ! NEO-LIB]AL RE=MS 9 ,AFRICA4 ,?IS OPPOSITION HAS NORMALLY COME FROM COMMUNITY GR\PS OR 9DEP5DANT TRADE UNIONS4 ,AFRICAN AN>*I/S HAVE =M$ P>T ( ?IS RESI/ANCE4 ,9 ,NIG]IA ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ ,AW>5ESS ,LEAGUE WAS 9VOLV$ 9 ! G5]AL /RIKE AGA9/ FUEL PRICE RISES :I* SUCCE$$ 9 =C+ ! GOV]NM5T TO R$UCE ! PRICE SIGNIFICANTLY4 ,NIG]IAN AN>*I/S HAVE ALSO BE5 E/ABLI%+ A SMALL RADIO /ATION TO PROMOTE !IR IDEAS4 

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