TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lordan, Meredith.
TI  - The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund
SN  - 9780791095393
AV  - HG 3881.5.W57 .L884 2009
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New York
PB  - Chelsea House Publishers
KW  - Economic assistance
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 104-112) and index; Introduction to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund -- The history of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund -- How the World bank and the IMF help those in need -- The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in Africa and Asia -- The future of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund
N2  - Contains information on World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Discusses the functions both are currently exercising as debt servicing, gender equity, microedit, and HIV/AIDS awareness, treatment, and prevention programs. Both strive toward the United Nations Millenium Development Goals, which call for the elimination of poverty and the implementation of sustainable development. Although both organizations have been criticized for some of their policies, the Western world as well as 60 percent of Asians and 70 percent of Africans believe that the World Bank and the IMF have a positive effect on their countries
ER  -