Comments on: Seizing the Wheel, and Crashing the Car – the G20 London Summit Communiqué http://www.eg4health.org/2009/04/03/seizing-the-wheel-and-crashing-the-car-%e2%80%93-the-g20-london-summit-communique/ Economic Governance for Health Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:59:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Professor Dipankar Sinha http://www.eg4health.org/2009/04/03/seizing-the-wheel-and-crashing-the-car-%e2%80%93-the-g20-london-summit-communique/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Professor Dipankar Sinha Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:58:21 +0000 http://www.eg4health.org/?p=978#comment-21 A general remark on the specificites articulated in the essay: The communique is the continuation of the 'great tradition': that global solutions have always been sourced from the 'local'--- in this context the 'local' referring to the developed countries having control over wealth and power. David's essay exposes the most recent manifestation of the realpolitics that shape the mainstream hegemonic discourse of global development. And to add, one does not necessaril have to be an ardent "third worldist' to understand it. A general remark on the specificites articulated in the essay: The communique is the continuation of the ‘great tradition’: that global solutions have always been sourced from the ‘local’— in this context the ‘local’ referring to the developed countries having control over wealth and power. David’s essay exposes the most recent manifestation of the realpolitics that shape the mainstream hegemonic discourse of global development. And to add, one does not necessaril have to be an ardent “third worldist’ to understand it.

]]> By: Peter Somerville http://www.eg4health.org/2009/04/03/seizing-the-wheel-and-crashing-the-car-%e2%80%93-the-g20-london-summit-communique/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Peter Somerville Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:09:32 +0000 http://www.eg4health.org/?p=978#comment-15 I've worked out that the G20 countries represent well over half of the world's population, so hardly the small minority that David Woodward suggests in his article. I’ve worked out that the G20 countries represent well over half of the world’s population, so hardly the small minority that David Woodward suggests in his article.

]]> By: Joe Smith http://www.eg4health.org/2009/04/03/seizing-the-wheel-and-crashing-the-car-%e2%80%93-the-g20-london-summit-communique/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Joe Smith Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:02:23 +0000 http://www.eg4health.org/?p=978#comment-11 This may be ideal in the long term, but one has to deal with the reality of world politics. The developed countries, by working through the G20 and not the G8, have admitted that the old days of developed country control are over. They are not ready yet to accept more radical ideas of global governance, but, as the old Chinese proverb says, "the journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step". This may be ideal in the long term, but one has to deal with the reality of world politics. The developed countries, by working through the G20 and not the G8, have admitted that the old days of developed country control are over. They are not ready yet to accept more radical ideas of global governance, but, as the old Chinese proverb says, “the journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step”.

]]> By: Tom Humes http://www.eg4health.org/2009/04/03/seizing-the-wheel-and-crashing-the-car-%e2%80%93-the-g20-london-summit-communique/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Tom Humes Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:06:43 +0000 http://www.eg4health.org/?p=978#comment-9 Nice Site layout for your blog. I am looking forward to reading more from you. Tom Humes Nice Site layout for your blog. I am looking forward to reading more from you.

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