World Social Forum After the Cold War ended neoliberal capitalism , no longer fettered by the Soviet Union, expanded to all parts of the world. Whether it be farmland in Ethiopia, or the fisheries of our great ocenas, the world increasingly came under the control of unbridled “free market” capitalism and the corporations that serve and benefit from those markets. Under the sway of neoliberalism, governments deregulated their economies, cut back or eliminated social spending, pushed aside labor unions and promoted “free trade.” Perhaps the major economic hallmark of this post Cold War era was the expansion of world trade through the WTO, NAFTA and other regional trade organizations. The yearly World Economic Forum held at Davos, Switzerland embraced the world-wide neoliberal capitalist order. Yet, strong resistance to this push for the commodification of the world emerged in various parts of the world, most notably by the indigenous Zapatis
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