Globalization

Clinton Signs China PNTR Ending Annual Review, Enabling WTO Entry and Manufacturing Exodus

2000-10-10 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

President Bill Clinton signs the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000, granting China Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status and ending the annual congressional review process that had existed since 1980 under Jackson-Vanik provisions. The House passed the legislation on May 24, 2000 and the …

Bill Clinton U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Chinese Government Corporate Lobbies +1 more china trade-policy wto pntr globalization +3 more

Corporate Exploitation of Asian Financial Crisis Structural Adjustment

1998-06-15 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

In June 1998, multinational financial institutions and international organizations systematically exploited the Asian Financial Crisis through coordinated structural adjustment policies. The IMF and World Bank engineered $100 billion in support packages that effectively restructured Asian economies, …

Goldman Sachs Citigroup McKinsey & Company IMF World Bank +2 more corporate-capture economic-intervention asset-stripping globalization imf-intervention +1 more