Resistance to IMF
and World Bank policies in poor countries
in 2002
States of Unrest
III documents protests against the policies
of the International Monetary Fund and
the World Bank in developing countries
in 2002. Typically the protests are against
cuts in government expenditure, privatization
of state-run industries, and the removal
of price controls and subsidies. Protesters
include: peasant farmers, indigenous peoples,
the unemployed, teachers, civil servants,
priests, doctors, public-sector workers,
trade-union activists and owners of small
businesses.
April 22, 2003. |