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    Developing Nations Problems and Solutions

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    In ten pages Africa is the primary focus of this paper that considers the problem of globalization, SAPs, Asian NICs successes, and potential solutions are also examined. Ten sources are cited in the bibliography.

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    IMF and World bank. The goal of these reforms, it has been argued, is to help African countries imitate the successful economic development experience of the NICs of  East Asia. Yet, there has been a lot of criticism on that front. Boateng (2003) reports on criticism spouted by Joseph Stiglitz who talks about the IMFs priorities and  strategies. He explains that it is important not only to look at what the IMF puts on its table, but what it leaves off is also significant (2003). He explains  that while stabilization is on the agenda, job creation is not and while taxation is a concern, land reform is ignored (2003). Although there is money to bail  out banks, there does not seem to be funds to improve education and health services (2003). As far as countries not borrowing money from the IMF, they are not  immune (2003). What is known as "Article 4 consultations" is something that monitors things to make sure that nations are operating under the rules (2003). The Fund imposes perspectives  throughout the world and the report is really the IMFs grading of the nations economy (2003). Small countries would listen, but the US and other countries with good financial  positions generally ignore the advice (2003). Poor nations cannot do this as if they ignore the Funds recommendations, it is "only at their peril"(2003, p.38). To understand what  has gone awry, one can focus on the IMF, the World Bank and the World Trade Organization (WTO) (Boateng, 2003). He explains that the IMF and World Bank came into  being as a part of the concerted effort to finance the rebuilding of Europe after the Second World War as well as to prevent future depressions (2003). It was 

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