Global Democracy at Risk?
“When you lose your job, social stability is likely to be worse—which threatens democracy and even peace.” The I.M.F. sees no immediate end to the economic crisis.
“The International Monetary Fund was seeking to defuse growing tensions over global currencies yesterday amid fears that the US will respond to its stubbornly high unemployment figures by slapping tariffs on Chinese goods. With China refusing to bow to pressure from the US and Europe to revalue its currency, the annual meeting of the IMF was dominated by concerns that Washington is on the point of losing patience with Beijing. Finance ministers and central bank governors gathered in a gloomy mood, expecting no quick fix to the problem—despite a warning from the IMF that failure to tackle the global jobs crisis could threaten democracy.”
