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The G20 paper attached from David Woodward seems timely and worth sharing as we consider how the space for change opened up by the recent financial chaos is rapidly becoming delimited so that more radical options are being closed down even before they can be explored, or articulated. Best Peter Edward -- Peter Edward PhD candidate Judge Business School, Cambridge Co-convener CSR study group, UK and Ireland Development Studies Association Mail address: Magdalene College, Cambridge CB3 0AG Mobile: 07765451097 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Subject: EG4H Commentary on G20 draft communiqué Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 06:49:08 +0100 From: "David Woodward" <[log in to unmask]> To: "David Woodward" <[log in to unmask]> Dear All Please find attached a commentary on the leaked draft G20 Communique, which I've written for EG4Health. Hopefully it should be on the EG4Health web-site (www.eg4health.org <http://www.eg4health.org/> ) shortly. To give you a flavour: "The draft G20 Communiqué leaked yesterday recognises explicitly, in its opening paragraph, that "A global crisis requires a global solution". But at no point does it recognise any need for a global process to decide what that global solution should be. The G20 members appear determined that they, and they alone, should determine the future course of the global economy - and that it should be designed to protect their financial interests, with only token efforts to limit the damage to the rest of the world. They are trying to seize control of the global economy; but in doing so, they are amply demonstrating why they must not be allowed to succeed." Please forward this to anyone who might be interested - and you're very welcome to post it on relevant web-sites, too (provided EG4Health is duly acknowledged). Many thanks David David Woodward I am very grateful to nef for their permission to continue using this e-mail address. However, please note that I am no longer employed by nef. For large attachments (>1MB) or in case of problems contacting me at this address, please e-mail me at [log in to unmask] DISCLAIMER: This e-mail is confidential and should not be used by anyone who is not the original intended recipient. If you have received this e-mail in error please inform the sender and delete it from your mailbox or any other storage mechanism. Nef does not accept liability for any statements made which are clearly the sender's own and not expressly made on behalf of nef. Please note that nef does not accept any responsibility for viruses that may be contained in this e-mail or its attachments and it is your responsibility to scan the e-mail and attachments (if any). ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________