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The 1960s and 1970s: The World Bank Attacks Poverty; Developing Countries Attack the IMF

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  1. World Bank Attacks Poverty
    1. Early World Bank Lending was Centered on the Concept of Economic Development.
    2. Economic Growth was Accompanied by Unequal Distribution of Wealth.
    3. The Change to Program Lending Reflected the World Bank's Shift to "Growth With Equity."
    4. The World Bank's Top-down Approach to Development was Ineffective in Many Cases.
  2. Developing Countries Attack the IMF
    1. The NIEO Movement Demanded Effective Sovereignty.
    2. The NIEO Failed to Change the Power Structures Underlying the International Economic Order.

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