title: International Monetary Fund and World Bank policies can hurt poor, study says.
abstract: According to a study by a World Bank economist, developing countries that do not follow International Monetary Fund and World Bank economic programs have seen more of their people lifted out of poverty in times of economic growth than have countries that do take the advice of these lenders.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Drajem
mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce / Q000191:economics*; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000191:economics*; D004465:Economic Competition; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005381:Financing, Organized; D006801:Humans; D007390:International Agencies / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007449:Investments; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D016134:Organizational Policy; D011056:Political Systems; D011203:Poverty / Q000639:trends*; D011332:Privatization