Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 44 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title When will we stop worshipping at the feet of capital? VTMBH Article: Author Oriya Maqbool Khan VTMBH Article: Publication The Watan America VTMBH Article: Original Language Urdu VTMBH Article: Translator Rehan Ansari VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body In Bolivia, people are drinking water unfit for livestock. Privatization of Bolivian public utilities began in 1990, and by 1999, drinking water became too expensive for many people. There are more examples of alarming privatization of public utilities in the 1990s in both rich and poor countries. After the deregulation of power in California in 1996, an electric bill of $50 rose to $120. In Britain, sewage and water services bills increased 450 percent after privatization. In Turkey, the state fishing corporation used to employ 250,000; it fired 150,000 people after privatization. Perhaps the contest between capitalism and the poor persons daily bread is an ancient one. However, humanity has come to expect that the state will provide basic services. The idea of the welfare state has appeared in theory and practice all over the world, say in post-war Europe and America, as well as an Islamic ideal that occasionally existed in Muslim regimes. These days, though, governments around the world are pulling out of providing public services. Somehow, arguments for privatizing public utilities or downsizing are seen as arguments that favor human progress! I asked a friend in a senior position at an international lending institution about these issues and he said that states burden themselves with providing services, and that the subsequent market inefficiencies will not foster progress. I asked him whether he cared that masses of people cannot afford higher utility prices, or what they are to do without jobs. But he again talked of inefficiencies, as if his eyes and ears were uncomprehending. What will become of a world where experts, economists and social scientists cannot think outside terms set by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund? VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-11-03 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 68 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource When will we stop worshipping at the feet of capital? 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-11-03