A brief report about the fate of refugees in Germany, after the new asylum regulation.
Category Archives: Former issues
The fiction of fundamentalism
The article attacks all those stereotypes which, from a Eurocentric view, completely misinterpret the contemporary Islam. It discusses the historical evolution of Islamic movements, and highlights the differences between various tendencies within Isla.
The external indebtness of developing countries
Bankers and politicians claim time after time that the debt crisis had come to an end and the normal mode of operation of the financial system had been restored. However, the facts deny this fake optimism. Although the position of most banks has been stabilised, foreign debts represent a heavy burden on developing countries, with various types of economic, social, and environmental damage.
Social conflicts in the blind alley of peripherial capitalism
A simultaneous country study describes, how the relationship between economic development and social conflicts appeared as a crucial problem in Jamaica and the Dominican Republic in the last few decades. The authors explain what alternatives were faced by populist leaders in the 1970s, and what were the consequences of subsequent neo-liberal economic policies.
Hungary and the IMF
A double edge study, criticising, on the one hand, those considering the contracts between the IMF and Hungary a relationship free of politics and dependency, and, on the other hand, those who claim that the subordination of Hungary to external financial conditions represents some kind of conspiracy against the Hungarian nation. The author describes the evolution of the relationship between Hungary and the Fund, and reflects on the literature on external indebtedness.