David Sogge works as an independent researcher and writer based in Amsterdam, where he is affiliated with the Transnational Institute. He writes for OpenDemocracy and many other publications.
Will it mean consigning today’s neoliberal model, that has created the transfer of wealth upwards, to history’s trash-heap? Perhaps unsurprisingly, no, not at all.
As invitation-only Davos gets under way, our public space and politics shrink that little bit more across the globe. Rolling back state authority will turn today’s accountability gap into a yawning abyss.