François Chesnais is emeritus professor at Paris XIII-Villetaneuse University and the author of many books and articles on contemporary capital globalization. He is a member of Attac’s scientific Committee. Economist, a member of the editorial board of Carré rouge (www.carre-rouge.org) and the of the Scientific Council of ATTAC, has just published "Les dettes illégitimes, quand les banques font main basse sur les politiques publiques" (éditions Raisons d’agir, Paris 2011, 8 €). His previous publications include: La finance capitaliste (in collaboration with Suzanne de Brunhoff, Gérard Duménil, Dominique Lévy and Michel Husson), Actuel Marx Confrontation, PUF, Paris 2006 and "La finance mondialisée : racines sociales et politiques, configuration, conséquences," (edited by François Chesnais), La Découverte, Paris 2004