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Agriculture & the World Bank Open this link in a new window
WhirledBank.org

Background to issues relating to the World Bank and IMF Open this link in a new window
Bretton Woods Project

Debt & the World Bank Open this link in a new window
WhirledBank.org

Education & the World Bank Open this link in a new window
WhirledBank.org

Health & the World Bank Open this link in a new window
WhirledBank.org

How Structural Adjustment Worsens Poverty Open this link in a new window
Essential Action

Mining & the World Bank Open this link in a new window
WhirledBank.org

Privatization & the World Bank Open this link in a new window
WhirledBank.org

Structural Adjustment Programs Open this link in a new window
WhirledBank.org

The Environment & World Bank/IMF Open this link in a new window
50 Years is Enough

The IMF, the World Bank and the HIV/AIDS Crisis Open this link in a new window
Essential Action

The Origins of the IMF and World Bank Open this link in a new window
Global Exchange

The World Bank and Corporations Fact Sheet Open this link in a new window
CorpWatch

The World Bank: Lending In Whose Interest? (PDF) Open this link in a new window
Center for Economic Justice

Top Ten Reasons to Oppose the IMF Open this link in a new window
Global Exchange

What’s Wrong with the International Monetary Fund? Civil Society Concerns Open this link in a new window
Friends of the Earth

Why the World Bank Must Be Reformed and How We Can Do It Open this link in a new window
Global Exchange

Women & the World Bank Open this link in a new window
WhirledBank.org

World Bank / IMF Fact Sheet Open this link in a new window
Global Exchange

World Bank Fact Sheet Open this link in a new window
50 Years is Enough, Bretton Woods Project, World Bank Bonds Boycott Campaign


Other Key Articles and Documents

Demands of the IMF & World Bank Open this link in a new window
50 Years is Enough

Reforming the IMF Open this link in a new window
Oxfam International

Statement on the Occassion of the World Bank and IMF Meetings Open this link in a new window
OilWatch

The IMF and the Global Financial Architecture Open this link in a new window
Oxfam UK


Reports and Publications

Bretton Woods Update Open this link in a new window
Bi-monthly update on World Bank/IMF issues.
Bretton Woods Project

Proposals for World Bank/IMF Reform - A Civil Society Coalition Report (PDF) Open this link in a new window

States of Unrest II: Resistance to IMF and World Bank policies in poor countries Open this link in a new window
Documents the widespread and sustained resistance to IMF and World Bank policies by millions in the world's poorest countries.
World Development Movement

Struggling to be heard: Democratising the World Bank and the IMF Open this link in a new window
This report demonstrates how the World Bank and IMF fail to fulfill the standards of transparency and accountability that they call for in poor countries. These hugely powerful institutions are managed in a way that prevents poor countries from being fairly represented.
Christian Aid



Other Articles and Documents

April Demonstrations in Washington DC: Launch of A Campaign To Bankrupt the World Bank Open this link in a new window
SAPEM

Growth May Be Good for the Poor -- But are IMF and World Bank Policies Good for Growth? Open this link in a new window
A scientific rebuttal of the World Bank's David Dollar paper intended to quelch popular criticism.
Center for Economic and Policy Research

How IMF/World Bank Policies Encourage Sweatshops and Lower Wages Open this link in a new window
World Bank Bonds Boycott

How the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Undermine Democracy and Erode Human Rights: Five Case Studies Open this link in a new window
Global Exchange

Outcome of the IMF/World Bank September 1999 Annual Meetings Open this link in a new window
Implications for poverty reduction and debt relief
Oxfam

The Emperor Has No Growth: Declining Economic Growth Rates in the Era of Globalization Open this link in a new window
Not only are World Bank policies not helping the poor, but they aren't even creating economic growth.
Center for Economic and Policy Research

Unofficial Track Record of the World Bank Open this link in a new window
CEE Bankwatch Network

We Need More World and a Lot Less Bank Open this link in a new window
Mark Weisbrot, CEPR