To Restructure a Developing World Country's Debt,the International Monetary Fund

question 41

Multiple Choice

To restructure a developing world country's debt,the International Monetary Fund (IMF) typically wants "structural adjustment" in that country.What does this term mean?

• A) completely exchanging the domestic currency for U.S. dollars, Euros, or Japanese Yen
• B) a renewed focus on agriculture and limiting the size of cities
• C) increases in government spending on health care, education, and care for the elderly
• D) reductions in government subsidies to the poor and devaluations of currencies
• E) mandating the total turnover of domestic banking to banks in the developed world, which often means a complete loss of savings for citizens of that country

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