Brent writes: >The metaphor of the religious fervor of Thatcherism, Reaganism, and Rogernomics is an apt one.< Plus: Susan George and Fabrizio Sabelli have published FAITH AND CREDIT: THE WORLD BANK'S SECULAR EMPIRE. (Westview Press, 1994) They argue that the WB is a religious institution. As the Roman Catholic Church was to feudalism, so the WB is to global capitalism. Right, Peter Burns? :-) in pen-l solidarity, Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Econ. Dept., Loyola Marymount Univ., Los Angeles, CA 90045-2699 USA 310/338-2948 (daytime, during workweek); FAX: 310/338-1950 "The capitalist system is not a 'harmonious' regime, whose purpose is the satisfaction of its citizens but an 'antagonistic' regime which is to secure profits for capitalists." -- Michal Kalecki
