The World Bank and The International Monetary Fund Through
loans, often to governments whose constituents suffer the most
under the global economy, and "structural adjustment" policies,
the World Bank (WB) International Monetary Fund (IMF) has kept
most nations of the global south in poverty. Conditions on
accepting loans ensure open market access for corporations while
cutting social spending on programs such as education, health
care and production credits for poor farmers. Created after
World War II to help avoid Great Depression-like economic
disasters, the World Bank and the IMF are the world's largest
public lenders, with the Bank managing a total portfolio of $200
billion and the Fund supplying member governments with money to
overcome short-term credit crunches. - Top Ten Reasons to Oppose
the IMF - Five Case Studies - The Origins of the IMF and World
Bank - WB/IMF Fact Sheet - WB/IMF FAQs Free Trade Impacts On: -
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Free Trade, the Environment