Fwd(GLW): MADAGASCAR: Tottering on the edge of revolution

["Alan Bradley" <abradley1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>From Green Left Weekly, May 8, 2002.
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MADAGASCAR: Tottering on the edge of revolution
BY LEO ZEILIG

Madagascar is best known for its unique wildlife and as a destination for
Western tourists, who are keen, according to a recently published tourist
guide, for a "taste of the exotic". However, largely ignored by the
international press, for the last four months, Madagascar has been tottering
on the edge of revolution.

The political upheaval on the Indian Ocean Island, off the east coast of
southern Africa, can be briefly summarised: a disputed election result in a
Third World country ravaged by "market reforms" for almost 20 years; a
repressive incumbent regime determined to hold onto power is confronted by a
mass uprising that supports a popular opposition candidate, a businessperson
and multi-millionaire who espouses neo-liberal "Washington consensus"
economics, who has been pushed by the masses to take more decisive action
than he intended.

< The remainder of the article can be found at:
http://www.greenleft.org.au/current/491p20.htm >



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