[lbo-talk] Re:teeny weeny capitalism

frank scott frank at marin.cc.ca.us
Wed Nov 9 11:31:37 PST 2005



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>"...the term thrown around most was "microfinance." Could any
>of you economic comrades please lay out for me what exactly microfinance
>really means?"(dennis)
>

wasn't that what they called the indian program to loan a few bucks - really small figures - to "poor" people so that they could start their own business? like, selling second hand food? with lots of success tales of former street people now able to afford living in actual slums?


>" And is there a pseudo-evangelical tone to all this global
>captial raving?"
>

yes.

fs



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