The IMFC meeting, which I attended in late April on the day after the G7 Meeting, was also the target of similar protests. How can it be that the IMF, a pivotal contributor to the development of the liberalized market economy after the Second World War, and the WTO, a legitimate successor to GATT, have become the targets of such protests?
Perhaps the phenomenon can be seen as a typical example of increased tension between those who have ridden the tide of the market-oriented economy and those who have grave concerns about global environmental issues and widening gaps among regions which are possibly caused by rapid global developments.