"Disarm the markets!" When Attac was founded in 1998, this slogan was formulated against the backdrop of the financial crash in East Asia. Since then, we have witnessed other crises triggered by financial markets in Russia, Brazil, Turkey, Argentina and the burst of the "New Economy" bubble in 2001... What is needed are real changes towards another paradigm, where finance is forced to contribute to social justice, economic stability and sustainable development.
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