According to the Text, What Is the Role of the World

question 63

Multiple Choice

According to the text, what is the role of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in world poverty?

• A) They have lent money to political dissidents causing political instability.
• B) They have required restructuring that limits government spending on human services in nations that have borrowed money to support their failing economies.
• C) They have limited the amount of food that may be grown using funds they have lent to developing countries.
• D) They have drastically reduced funding for the poorest nations.

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