Neoliberalism

12 July 2017

Dr Blade Nzimande
General Secretary
South African Communist Party

Braamfontein 

Dear Comrade General Secretary, 

Thank you for the invitation to your elective 14th National Congress, which we have carefully considered.

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For decades African countries have been forced by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund to implement neoliberal policies, including opening their markets to foreign competition, reducing the role of the state in providing basic services and abolishing subsidies to the poor.