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What is the World Bank? What does it do? How did it come to be? Why do some people dislike it so much? From the Un-Distinguished Lecture Series (http://ws.cs.ubc.ca/~udls/). The talk was given Feb. 15, 2008.
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- 2. WORLD BANK Lucas Rizoli Feb. 15, 2008
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- 8. World War 2 Europe & East Asia devastated Soviet advance Economic dissatisfaction US war-time boom
- 9. Allies seek economic control Europe & East Asia devastated Soviet advance Economic dissatisfaction US war-time boom
- 10. Allies seek economic control Pay for reconstruction Soviet advance Economic dissatisfaction US war-time boom
- 11. Allies seek economic control Pay for reconstruction Establish capitalism Economic dissatisfaction US war-time boom
- 12. Allies seek economic control Pay for reconstruction Establish capitalism Economic security US war-time boom
- 13. Allies seek economic control Pay for reconstruction Establish capitalism Economic security Open markets to US
- 15. Bretton Woods, 1944 World Bank Fixed exchange rates USD at its heart International Monetary Fund (IMF) Open markets International Trade Organization
- 16. Bretton Woods, 1944 World Bank Fixed exchange rates USD at its heart International Monetary Fund (IMF) Open markets International Trade Organization
- 18. 1946 HQ in Washington DC Capitalization of $12 billion 1947 $250 million to France $195 million to Netherlands $ 40 million to Denmark 1948 $ 16 million to Chile $ 34 million to India
- 19. 1946 HQ in Washington DC Capitalization of $12 billion 1947 $250 million to France $195 million to Netherlands $ 40 million to Denmark 1948 $ 16 million to Chile $ 34 million to India
- 23. Owned by member states Buy shares by offering capital Votes proportional to shares
- 24. Owned by member states Buy shares by offering capital Votes proportional to shares President appointed by US President
- 25. Owned by member states Buy shares by offering capital Votes proportional to shares President appointed by US President Changes to Charter require 85% majority US can block any change
- 26. 1946 HQ in Washington DC Capitalization of $12 billion 1947 $250 million to France $195 million to Netherlands $ 40 million to Denmark 1948 $ 16 million to Chile $ 34 million to India
- 28. Marshall Plan
- 29. Marshall Plan $13 billion in US aid to Europe No US love for Japan Grant, not loan Conditional
- 30. Marshall Plan Pay for reconstruction Establish capitalism Economic security Open markets to US
- 31. Marshall Plan Pay for reconstruction Establish capitalism Economic security? Open markets to US
- 32. 1946 HQ in Washington DC Capitalization of $12 billion 1947 $250 million to France $195 million to Netherlands $ 40 million to Denmark 1948 $ 16 million to Chile $ 34 million to India
- 33. Bank for Reconstruction & Development Development Association Finance Corporation Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- 34. Bank for Reconstruction & Development Development Association Finance Corporation Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- 35. Developing,
- 37. Developing, emerging, newly industrialized World
- 41. Money for countries in need Bad/no credit Below-market interest
- 42. Money for countries in need Bad/no credit Below-market interest Development & investment
- 43. Money for countries in need Bad/no credit Below-market interest Development & investment Positive effects Education, AIDS, corruption, poverty
- 45. AIDS
- 49. Structural Adjustment Conditions on loan/grant Neo-liberal policy changes
- 50. Structural Adjustment Conditions on loan/grant Neo-liberal policy changes Cuts to gov’t spending
- 51. Structural Adjustment Conditions on loan/grant Neo-liberal policy changes Cuts to gov’t spending Privatization
- 52. Structural Adjustment Conditions on loan/grant Neo-liberal policy changes Cuts to gov’t spending Privatization Deregulation
- 53. Poverty Reduction Strategies Conditions on loan/grant Neo-liberal policy changes Cuts to gov’t spending Privatization Deregulation
- 54. Dramatization
- 57. Broke-istan
- 58. Structural Adjustment $ Broke-istan
- 59. Structural Adjustment $ Broke-istan I.O.U.
- 60. Structural Adjustment $ I.O.U. Broke-istan
- 61. Branch $ Structural Multinationals Adjustment $ Foreign Interests Broke-istan
- 62. Structural Multinationals Adjustment $ $ Foreign Interests Branch Broke-istan
- 63. Structural Multinationals Adjustment $ Foreign Interests Branch Broke-istan $
- 64. Structural Multinationals Adjustment $ $ Foreign Interests Branch Broke-istan
- 65. Structural Multinationals Adjustment $ $ Foreign Interests Branch Broke-istan $
- 66. Branch Branch $ Structural Multinationals Adjustment $ Foreign Interests Branch Broke-istan $
- 67. Structural Multinationals Adjustment $ Foreign Interests Branch Broke-istan Branch $ $ Branch $
- 68. Structural Multinationals Adjustment $ Foreign Interests Branch Broke-istan Branch $ Branch $ $
- 69. Structural Multinationals Adjustment $ Foreign Interests Branch Broke-istan Branch $ Branch $ $
- 70. Structural Multinationals Adjustment $ Foreign Interests Branch Broke-istan Branch Branch $ $ $
- 71. Structural Multinationals Adjustment $ $ $ $ Foreign Interests Branch Broke-istan Branch Branch
- 72. Structural Multinationals Adjustment $ Foreign Interests Branch Broke-istan Branch Branch
- 73. Structural Multinationals Adjustment Foreign Interests Broke-istan Branch Branch Branch
- 75. Structural Adjustment I.O.U. Broke-istan
- 76. Structural adjustments beneficial? Poor countries at disadvantage Generate wealth for multinationals Lack of success stories
- 77. Structural adjustments beneficial? Blamed for a lot Difficult to measure success
- 79. World Bank created to rebuild after WW2 Acts in poor countries Money and programmes for development
- 81. World Bank directed by rich countries Insist on structural adjustments Problems, perhaps damage
- 82. Image Credits Phoosh Curt Carnemark, World Bank Economics class Portrait of curious boy, Indonesia Living and sleeping on streets, India Matthew Bradley Construction workers, China World Bank PR Vampire’s card Teacher and schoolchildren, Bhutan Furniture factory, Ghana Greg Schmigel Protester March to IMF, Washington DC Ray Witlin, World Bank Worker in field, India. Aheavens Wolfowitz (both) US National Archives via PingNews.com Robert McNamara Briefing (NARA) Larsj Mount Washington Hotel, Bretton Woods, NH, USA Wikipedia (Adapted from) Industrialized countries 2007 Nick Wiebe Stephen Lewis