Comments on: In Defense Of My Views On IMF Funding http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/06/18/in-defense-of-my-views-on-imf-funding/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:42:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: T-Rock http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/06/18/in-defense-of-my-views-on-imf-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-154090 T-Rock Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:46:12 +0000 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/?p=15525#comment-154090 To Carl Bentham - the IMF has never been headed by an American. It has never been headed by an Englishman, either: http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/chron/mds.asp I don't think your reading of the actual conditions of IMF programs with middle income countries is any better than your understanding of who runs the place, but that's a longer argument. To Carl Bentham – the IMF has never been headed by an American. It has never been headed by an Englishman, either:

http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/chron/mds.asp

I don’t think your reading of the actual conditions of IMF programs with middle income countries is any better than your understanding of who runs the place, but that’s a longer argument.

]]> By: Anthony http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/06/18/in-defense-of-my-views-on-imf-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-154059 Anthony Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:25:21 +0000 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/?p=15525#comment-154059 Open Left has a <a href="http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=19" rel="nofollow">"right to respond"</a> policy giving frontpage space to progressive groups that are criticized if you wish to put your defense out there to a wider audience. Open Left has a “right to respond” policy giving frontpage space to progressive groups that are criticized if you wish to put your defense out there to a wider audience.

]]> By: Carl Bentham http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/06/18/in-defense-of-my-views-on-imf-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-154049 Carl Bentham Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:41:10 +0000 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/?p=15525#comment-154049 Well, first of all, it's a good sign that the IMF is no longer headed by a British or American neoliberal, who usually insist that the country devalues its currency and eliminates protections for domestic industry. I would also remind IMF critics that the new influx of funding, combined with new leadership, should allow for lower-interest, longer-term loans that should allow these nations to focus on long-term development rather than escaping their immediate fiscal crisis. Well, first of all, it’s a good sign that the IMF is no longer headed by a British or American neoliberal, who usually insist that the country devalues its currency and eliminates protections for domestic industry. I would also remind IMF critics that the new influx of funding, combined with new leadership, should allow for lower-interest, longer-term loans that should allow these nations to focus on long-term development rather than escaping their immediate fiscal crisis.

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