Imf Paper Proposal

Political Science 419 Comparative Political Economy

Student’s name:

International Monetary Fund and World Bank impact analysis on under developed nation states.

Topic: IMF/WORLD BANK

Thesis: Although the international monetary fund and the world bank credit themselves as mechanisms for social and economic change the policies around these loans have crippled economic growth in many under developed nations. Particularly, in war torn or politically unstable regions (such as the middle east, and other politically unstable areas) are most vulnerable to the disadvantages that come along borrowing from the IMF/World Bank.

The research question and how this question is generated from the academic debate?

* Who controls the IMF and World Bank? Why do the Americans and the French hold dominance of both these organizations?

* Are there any organizations that are rivaling the IMF/World Bank and allowing for greater elasticity within monetary fund policies?

-Why this question is important in the academic field?

Forget the academic field, we have a moral responsibility to understand the IMF/World Bank policies and how they hinder social and economic growth in emerging nations. The IMF has been criticized for it’s overarching control in international politics and they hold the monopoly on International Funds for emerging nations.

-How are you going to address this question?

I’m going to address this paper by examining the ramifications of nations that borrowed substantially from the IMF/World Bank. What is the overall levels of corruptions in these nations? For Example, Bangladesh borrows a substantial amount of money from the IMF yet in the recent years corruption in recent years has only increased.

-What are the major sources of your research paper?

Ana Eiras, (2003) IMF and World Bank Intervention: A Problem, Not a Solution, Staff Writer Heritage

Ross P. Buckley, (2003) The Rich Borrow and the Poor Repay: The Fatal Flaw in International...