{"id":990,"date":"2012-03-28T07:22:50","date_gmt":"2012-03-28T13:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opengecko.com\/?p=990"},"modified":"2012-03-28T07:26:55","modified_gmt":"2012-03-28T13:26:55","slug":"the-imf-and-the-world-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opengecko.com\/geckoview\/economics\/the-imf-and-the-world-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"The IMF and The World Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font size=\"3\">In the 2005 IB Economics syllabus you are required to evaluate the role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in their contributions to growth and development. In simple terms, you should know what they do, and their advantages and disadvantages. Interestingly, much of the online media out there is overtly critical of these international financial institutions. Try to maintain some balance in your evaluation by acknowledging benefits as well as explaining the disadvantages. Here are some key resources \u2013 you should spot whether they are biased in favour of or against the IMF and WB (or neutral).<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"3\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"3\">a) Websites<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"3\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"3\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">World Bank<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"3\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imf.org\/external\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Inter\u00adna\u00adtional Mon\u00ade\u00adtary Fund<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"3\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalization101.org\/imf-introduction\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.globalization101.org\/imf-introduction\/<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"3\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"3\">b) Videos<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"3\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"437\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GVytOtfPZe8?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">&#160;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 595px\" id=\"__ss_3165929\"><strong style=\"margin: 12px 0px 4px; display: block\"><a title=\"The World Bank Introduction\" href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/daponyang\/the-world-bank-introduction\" target=\"_blank\"><font size=\"3\">The World Bank Introduction<\/font><\/a><\/strong><font size=\"3\"> <\/font><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"497\" marginheight=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/3165929\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"595\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px\"><font size=\"3\">View more <\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/\" target=\"_blank\"><font size=\"3\">presentations<\/font><\/a><font size=\"3\"> from <\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/daponyang\" target=\"_blank\"><font size=\"3\">daponyang<\/font><\/a><font size=\"3\"> <\/font><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"437\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_xgxCf05Kmw?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"437\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NQ952ba75Yk?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"3\">Finally, if you have time (one and a half hours), you might choose to watch a very critical but fascinating documentary film called Life and Debt \u2013 I highly recommend this, but it can be disturbing at times.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"3\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"335\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e-ZE2L3_980?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the 2005 IB Economics syllabus you are required to evaluate the role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in their contributions to growth and development. In simple terms, you should know what they do, and their advantages and disadvantages. 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