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Re: Reflections on recession in Bangkok (4.00 / 2)

There are now people like "us" pretty much all over the world except Africa. But with the population growth of the last century, the number of people either dirt poor or living outside of the globalised money economy is still increasing...

Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères

by linca (antonin POINT lucas AROBASE gmail.com) on Tue Sep 15th, 2009 at 08:43:14 AM EST
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Re: Reflections on recession in Bangkok (none / 1)

There is a globalization of the middle class and a thirdworldization of the first world. And Africa to the dogs, unfortunately.

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Sep 15th, 2009 at 09:09:29 AM EST
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Re: Reflections on recession in Bangkok (4.00 / 2)

There's also a third world ization of the third world. It's harder for the poors of the world to remain out of mainstream globalisation and money economy ; people who lived in autarcy become destitute in the modern world.

Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères

by linca (antonin POINT lucas AROBASE gmail.com) on Tue Sep 15th, 2009 at 09:28:57 AM EST
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Re: Reflections on recession in Bangkok (none / 1)

There is a globalization of the middle class and a thirdworldization of the first world
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Interesting expression...and probably true...

by vbo on Mon Sep 21st, 2009 at 08:21:23 AM EST
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