BTC107: The Real Impact of the IMF and World Bank w/ Alex Gladstein and Sam Callahan (Bitcoin Podcast)

Episode • Dec 7, 2022 • 1h 36m

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

05:50 - So what is the intended mission of these organizations (IMF and World Bank)?
25:16 - What is Structural Adjustment and why is the impact misunderstood?
30:17 - The story of Shrimp in Bangladesh and how it helps listeners understand Structural Adjustment.
40:25 - How and why countries that take on IMF loans are more likely to take on even more debt in the future.
44:55 - How poor countries are in essence subsidizing the abundance of rich countries while destroying their ability to be self-sufficient.
55:30 - Why the IMF and World Bank never found a dictator that they didn't like.
01:22:27 - How countries that have taken the most loans are also the countries that have the highest concentration of Bitcoiners.

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