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OAS: Economics, Democracy, Haiti June 6, 2005, Remarks by Mark Weisbrot before the Organization of American States General Assembly, Meeting Between Civil Society Organizations, the Secretary General, and Heads of Delegations En español
On the State of Democracy in Venezuela June 24, 2004, Testimony of Mark Weisbrot before the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Narcotics Affairs of the Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate)
Argentina’s Economic Meltdown: Causes and Remedies March 5, 2002, Testimony of Mark Weisbrot before the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade of the Committee on Budget and Financial Services (House of Representatives)
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Returning Honduras to Democratic and Constitutional Order with President Manuel Zelaya Discussion with H.E. José Manuel Zelaya Rosales, President of the Republic of Honduras, with an introduction by Mark Weisbrot and moderation by George Washington University's Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Program 's Cynthia McClintock, September 2, 2009. (Video and Audio)
Ecuador`s Debt Audit: Implications in the Global Economic Crisis Minister of Finance of Ecuador, María Elsa Viteri, discussed the implications of the Ecuadorian debt situation in the context of the global economic crisis, including the negative impacts of deregulation of the financial markets and the lack of appropriate established international mechanisms for auditing developing country debt. December 11, 2008. Media Briefing: Ecuador`s Debt Discussion with Neil Watkins, Executive Director of Jubilee USA, and CEPR Co-Director Mark Weisbrot on prospects for Ecuador`s debt default, December 10, 2008. (Audio)
IFI Watchnet This international network connects organizations researching the international financial institutions such as the World Bank, the IMF, and regional development banks.
Flat World, Big Gaps: Economic Liberalization, Globalization, Poverty And Inequality with a chapter by Mark Weisbrot, Dean Baker, and David Rosnick, and a chapter co-authored by Heather Boushey (forthcoming in May 2007)