SLP446 Alex Gladstein The Scourge of “Structural Adjustment”

<p>Alex Gladstein of HRF rejoins me on the show to chat about:</p> <ul> <li>Attending Africa Bitcoin Conference</li> <li>How the World Bank and IMF keep poorer countries in a debt trap</li> <li>The ‘strings’ attached to debt</li> <li>Odious debt</li> <li>Cash crops</li> <li>How does this resolve?</li> <li>Will Bitcoin help fix this?</li> </ul> <p><strong>Links:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/gladstein" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@gladstein</a></li> <li>Article: <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/imf-world-bank-repress-poor-countries" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Structural Adjustment: How the Imf and World Bank Repress Poor Countries and Funnel Their Resources to Rich Ones</a></li> <li>HRF grants: <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/hrf-awards-325000-bitcoin-grants" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">HRF Bitcoin Development Fund Awards $325,000 in New Grants&nbsp;</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://btcprague.com/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">BTCPrague.com</a> (code LIVERA)</li> <li><a href="http://swanbitcoin.com/livera" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>Swan Bitcoin</u></a></li> <li><a href="https://mempool.space/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Mempool.space</a></li> <li><a href="https://unchained-capital.com/concierge" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>Unchained Capital</u></a> (code LIVERA)</li> <li><a href="http://coinkite.com/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>CoinKite.com</u></a>(code LIVERA)</li> <li><a href="http://buildonl2.com/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Buildonl2.com</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Stephan Livera links:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Follow me on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/stephanlivera" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>@stephanlivera</u></a></li> <li><a href="h