35. Economic Refugees and the IMF/World Bank with Greg from In The Roots

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In this episode, Mexie interviews Greg from In The Roots Podcast about the role of our global financial institutions in the making (and re-making) of the Global South and in exacerbating the refugee crisis. Greg provides the history of the IMF and World Bank and the historical and present day consequences of the structural adjustment policies these institutions have imposed around the globe. We close by discussing the responsibility that Western populations hold to not only accept refugees but also to directly challenge the imperial core and US neoliberal hegemony.

Sources and Links

• In the Roots Podcast:
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• Life and Debt (Documentary): http://www.lifeanddebt.org/
• Jason Hickel, Aid in Reverse: How Poor Countries Develop Rich Countries: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2017/jan/14/aid-in-reverse-how-poor-countries-develop-rich-countries
• Jason Hickel, Bill Gates Says Poverty is Decreasing. He Couldn’t Be More Wrong: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jan/29/bill-gates-davos-global-poverty-infographic-neoliberal
• Jason Hickel, Exposing the Great Poverty Reduction Lie: https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2014/08/exposing-great-poverty-reductio-201481211590729809.html
• Noam Chomsky, The Washington Connection and Third World Fascism (The Political Economy of Human Rights Vol 1): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62715.The_Washington_Connection_Third_World_Fascism
• Naomi Klein, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1237300.The_Shock_Doctrine?ac=1&from_search=true

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