Competing Ideologies: G20 v US Social Forum

by Stephen Lendman

Established in 1999, G20 finance ministers, central bank governors, and, at times, heads of state meet semi-annually to “discuss key issues in the global economy,” the initial 1999 meeting in Berlin, hosted by German and Canadian finance ministers.

G20.org calls itself “the premier forum for our international economic development that promotes open and constructive discussion between industrial and emerging-market countries on key issues related to global economic stability,” saying it “support(s) growth and development across the globe,” – or does it?

The reality suggests otherwise about a political power elite gathering to review past achievements, challenges, and prospects for greater exploitation of world markets, …

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