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Contrary to what is being preached, neo-liberal policies do not lead to any improvement in the living conditions of all, nor to a reduction of inequalities. Rather, these policies thwart the sharing of knowledge, the preservation of the environment and the rational and democratic "development" that are more necessary than ever. The gap between the economic systems of the centers of power and those on the periphery of the world economic order continues to widen, as does the gap between the promises from technology and science of prodigious development and the real development of human beings in all their capacities.This gap is at the very heart of the perpetuation of the neo-liberal system.

The concepts of democracy and sovereignty of peoples, while duly acknowledged in theory, are being progressively subjected to such restrictions in practice that they are becoming formalities devoid of substance. The "authorized" world view is currently that articulated by those holding economic power. In the name of an "invisible hand", supposedly beneficial for everybody, all impediments to the free flow of capital across the entire planet have been abolished, and instruments that gave peoples some sort of control over their future have been abandoned. The seven major economic powers of the world (G-7) -which preside over the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and, with the exception of one of them, NATO- define the political, financial, economic and military policies of this pyramidal power system.

In our opinion, globalization on a neo-liberal model constitutes an obstacle to the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights and, particularly, of the right to development.

For this reason, globalization must be denounced, and those who are resisting globalization must be encouraged to experiment and develop theoretical and practical alternatives.