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The chapter reflects upon tensions over learning and knowledge production in international non-governmental organisation (NGO) and social movement networks contesting global free market capitalism, now widely known as the ‘global justice movement’. It discusses aspects of NGO/social movement activist networks opposing the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum during the 1990s, and more recent activism against bilateral free trade and investment agreements, (FTAs) both in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Choudry, A. (2012). Building Counter-Power from the Ground up. In: Hall, B.L., Clover, D.E., Crowther, J., Scandrett, E. (eds) Learnning and Educationfor a Bettter World. International Issues in adult Education, vol 10. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-979-4_10
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