Unit 6: Financial Crisis, the
IMF, and the World Bank
Readings
Purchased books:
Globalization and its Discontents by Joseph Stiglitz, Norton Press, 2002. Continue reading.
Chapter 10, The Choice: A Fable of Free Trade and Protectionism by Russell Roberts, Prentice Hall, 2001.
From Real World Globalization, 8th Ed., edited
by the Dollars and Sense Collective, 2004, read the following
chapters:
Chapter 1, Article 3, "Learning from the Southeast Asian Crisis."
This was chapter was assigned as part of the reading for Unit 3, but you may want to re-read it in preparation for Discussion Question #1
Chapter 4, Article 18, "The IMF and the World Bank's Cosmetic Makeover."
Chapter 4, Article 19, "Economic Debacle in Argentina : The IMF Strikes Again." (Purchased book)
