Resource Guide

International Monetary Fund Official Website
http://www.imf.org/external/index.htm
This is the official website of the IMF. People can see firsthand what the IMF believes it is all about.

The World Bank Official Website
http://www.worldbank.org/
This is the official website of the World Bank. People can see firsthand what the World Bank believes it is all about.

World Bank - IMF support to dictatorships
http://www.cadtm.org/World-Bank-IMF-support-to
This article points out how the IMF does not “discriminate” it supports all types of governments, in this case dictatorships.

Dictators and Debt
http://www.jubileeresearch.org/analysis/reports/dictatorsreport.htm
This article is all about how dictators take power, and once ousted leave their country in debt. The new government is now faced with trying to eliminate the massive debt. The IMF does not take into consideration that the people might upraise and demand a change in government.

IMF's "Pro-Growth" Policies Killing Gains in Developing World
http://www.alternet.org/world/65540/
This points out some of the conditions the IMF puts on the countries it loans money too, are only hurting the country from developing.

Policy Debate- IMF Pro Kenneth Rogoff
http://ivythesis.typepad.com/term_paper_topics/2010/03/policy-debate-imf-pro-kenneth-rogoff.html
This is a pro side for the IMF. Kenneth Rogoff argues that the IMF is doing more good than bad. IT loans money to countries that desperately need it, without it they would not be able to change anything.

Good cop, bad cop? IMF in Honduras, Sri Lanka
http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/art-565323
This article points out the pros and cons of the IMF intervention in Honduras. On the positive side they have money to help establish a prospering nation. On the con the amount of debt/interest rate and conditions are usually too much for a country to overcome.

IMF: A Good 'Bad Bank'?
http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/16/g20-meeting-reaction-markets-equity-banks.html
This points out how the IMF intention as a bank or good and noble, but fails miserably in its actual executions of the loans it hands out. It gives money to countries that are already in debt, and will only make it more difficult for them to overcome them.

The IMF: Bad Cop
http://www.freedomworks.org/publications/the-imf-bad-cop
This is plain and simple anti IMF website; it points out all the negative terms of the loans the IMF hands out.

Sovereign default = Good ... IMF = Bad
http://www.samizdata.net/blog/archives/000921.html
The goal of this article is too point out how, a country will prosper and be better off without the intervention from the IMF. But as soon as they intervene, all goes downhill from there.

For nations living the good life, the party's over, IMF says
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/23/AR2010042305258.html
This is an article where the IMF believes that it is time for all countries to live in an equal world. It is there mission to help developing counties, and rich nations will have to join in the aid.

World Bank and IMF: Good, evil or irrelevant?
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/04/14/imf_fightclub
This points how the IMF has three main aspects; it is good for helping nations in need. It is evil for the consequences it has on these nations, and sometimes it may become irrelevant, because countries have come up with ways to not need IMF loans.
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