IMF: Friend Or Foe? You Decide

What I want to do with my final project is fully give people more awareness of what the IMF and World Bank is all about. At the beginning of this semester, I had no idea what these organizations were all about. I remember the protests in Seattle against the World Bank, but I did not know exactly why they were taking place. I feel that there are many people that do not know what the IMF or World Bank are. If we are aware of such organizations, we can in turn make our own decisions on if in fact they are a friend or foe to the people.

I believe that together we have to power to change the world. We can stand up for justice and equality for all. The poor peasant farmer in Jamaica or Haiti’s voice will not be listened to by the rich and powerful men that run the IMF. We need the support from peoples across the full economics and employment spectrum. We need to stop thinking that our country is the only one the matters in the world. There are other countries that are starving and dying, and we should help them. That does not necessarily mean to give them money, but the support for them to stand up against the “goliath” that is the IMF. The following are a few videos that help show a brief yet informative view on what the IMF and World Bank are about. We see both informative and opinionated videos. I chose these because they give different perspectives and feelings towards the IMF. Of course you are all capable of making your own decision when it comes to what you feel about the IMF. But the decision is easier and more just to everyone when you actually know about what your decisions affect.













These videos are ones that get the point across on what the IMF is all about. The tell about what the IMF says it will do but what it actually does. They point out how it has affected certain countries like Jamaica, and Haiti. These videos will allow you a glimpse on who the IMF is. Your only decision is not a simple pro or anti IMF. But instead the ramificatinos of such decision. How many lives will it affect? Which countries will prosper or remain in poverty because of loans from the IMF. Friend or Foe? You Decide