Instead, unchecked by competition [by the USSR] to "win the heart and minds" of those in the Third World, the… — Joseph E. Stiglitz
Instead, unchecked by competition [by the USSR] to "win the heart and minds" of those in the Third World, the advanced industrial countries actually created a global trade regime that helped their special corporate and financial interests, and hurt the poorest countries of the world.
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