Les Suds face à la démondialisation

Vidéo-conférence organisée par le CETRI à l’occasion de la publication du numéro d’Alternatives Sud Démondialisation ?, avec Philippe Lamberts (eurodéputé), Sophie Bessis (historienne) et Geneviève Azam (économiste).

La crise du Covid semble entériner le virage de la démondialisation. Qu’en est-il en réalité? Et comment le ralentissement de la mondialisation est-il envisagé par les pays du Sud : est-il synonyme de mise en danger de leur croissance ou d’opportunité d’un développement plus souverain et écologiquement viable?

Pour en débattre, trois intervenants :

Philippe Lamberts, eurodéputé écologiste belge
Sophie Bessis, historienne franco-tunisienne, chercheuse associée à l’Institut de relations internationales et stratégiques (IRIS)
Geneviève Azam, économiste française, chercheuse à l’université Toulouse-Jean-Jaurès et membre du Conseil scientifique d’Attac France.

François Polet, chercheur au CETRI, qui a coordonné le numéro d’Alternatives Sud Démondialisation ? animait le débat.

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The opinions expressed and the arguments employed in this document are the responsibility of the author and do not necessarily express the views of the CETRI.

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