BTC107: The Real Impact of the IMF and World Bank w/ Alex Gladstein and Sam Callahan (Bitcoin Podcast)

<p><strong>IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:</strong></p><ul><li>05:50 - So what is the intended mission of these organizations (IMF and World Bank)?</li><li>25:16 - What is Structural Adjustment and why is the impact misunderstood?</li><li>30:17 - The story of Shrimp in Bangladesh and how it helps listeners understand Structural Adjustment.</li><li>40:25 - How and why countries that take on IMF loans are more likely to take on even more debt in the future.</li><li>44:55 - How poor countries are in essence subsidizing the abundance of rich countries while destroying their ability to be self-sufficient.</li><li>55:30 - Why the IMF and World Bank never found a dictator that they didn't like.</li><li>01:22:27 - How countries that have taken the most loans are also the countries that have the highest concentration of Bitcoiners.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>BOOKS AND RESOURCES</strong></p><ul><li>Alex Gladstein's article: <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/imf-world-bank-repress-poor-countries" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Structural Adjustment: How the IMF and World Bank Repress Poor Countries and Funnel Their Resources To Rich Ones</strong></a>.</li><li>Alex's organization, the <a href="https://hrf.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Human Rights Foundation</strong></a>.</li><li>Alex Gladstein's<strong> </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/gladstein?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Twitter</strong></a>.</li><li>Sam Callahan's<strong> </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/samcallah" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Twitter</strong></a>.</li><li>Sam Callahan's company, <a href="https://www.swanbitcoin.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Swan Bitcoin</strong></a>.</li><li>Related Episode: <a href="https://www.theinvestorspodcast.co