Debt, the IMF, and the World Bank: Sixty Questions, Sixty AnswersMainstream economists tell us that developing countries will replicate the economic achievements of the rich countries if they implement the correct “free-market”policies. But scholars and activists Toussaint and Millet demonstrate that this is patently false. Drawing on a wealth of detailed evidence, they explain how developed economies have systematically and deliberately exploited the less-developed economies by forcing them into unequal trade and political relationships. Integral to this arrangement are the international economic institutions ostensibly created to safeguard the stability of the global economy—the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank—and the imposition of massive foreign debt on poor countries. The authors explain in simple language, and ample use of graphics, the multiple contours of this exploitative system, its history, and how it continues to function in the present day. Ultimately, Toussaint and Millet advocate cancellation of all foreign debt for developing countries and provide arguments from a number of perspectives—legal, economic, moral. Presented in an accessible and easily-referenced question and answer format, Debt, the IMF, and the World Bank is an essential tool for the global justice movement. |
Contents
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2 THE ORIGIN OF THE DEBT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES | 47 |
3 THE DEBT CRISIS | 71 |
4 THE IMF THE WORLD BANK AND THE LOGIC OF STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT | 93 |
THE PARIS CLUB AND THE WTO | 125 |
6 THE STRUCTURE OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEBT | 143 |
9 DEBT CANCELLATIONS AND SUSPENSIONS OF PAYMENT IN THE PAST | 215 |
10 THE CASE FOR CANCELING THE DEBT OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES | 237 |
11 ISSUES RAISED BY CANCELING THE DEBT OF THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES | 267 |
12 CONSTRUCTING RADICAL ALTERNATIVES | 285 |
13 INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR DEBT CANCELLATION | 319 |
The 145 Developing Countries in 2008 | 329 |
Glossary | 333 |
Notes | 347 |
7 DECIPHERING THE OFFICIAL DISCOURSE ON DEBT RELIEF | 171 |
8 THE SHAM OF THE DOMINANT MODEL | 195 |
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Debt, the IMF, and the World Bank: Sixty Questions, Sixty Answers Eric Toussaint,Damien Millet Limited preview - 2010 |
Debt, the IMF, and the World Bank: Sixty Questions, Sixty Answers Eric Toussaint,Damien Millet Limited preview - 2010 |
Debt, the IMF, and the World Bank: Sixty Questions, Sixty Answers Eric Toussaint,Damien Millet Limited preview - 2010 |