Speaking in Tongues


Richard Estes & Ron Glick

A program featuring social commentary and interviews with people directly involved in struggles related to peace, civil rights, the environment and the workplace.

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Show Description for Friday 07/14/2006
"HIGH-TECH FEUDALISM WITH CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS": Professor Peter Kwong describes how China adopted the neoliberal policies of the Chicago Boys and created its own variant of crony capitalism that exploits workers, as evocatively portrayed by the photographer Zhouhai, and peasants to such an extent that it may be more accurately described as a contemporary form of feudalism. Is a peaceful evolution into a more equitable society possible? Can living standards for workers around the world be maintained, much less improved, if the Chinese economy persists in its current form?