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How The IMF Destroyed The World (m.youtube.com)

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[–] Comprehensive49@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Along with Hakim's book recommendations on this topic, I also highly recommend The Divide by Jason Hickel. I read it via audiobook, and it's very good.

It comprehensively debunks the "generosity" of Western nations and catalogues how they systematically destroyed Global South developmentalism (i.e. using the power of the state to invest in developing manufacturing and industry) using the IMF, World Bank, and various coups once they actually started competing in any way.

In most of the Global South, conditions for the working class have actually gotten worse since the 1970s, not better, because of the West crushing developmentalism. In order to distract the world from this systematic oppression, the West then created the concept of foreign aid, giving crumbs back for PR from the trillions they steal from the Global South.

[–] Maeve@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 2 weeks ago

Great comment, except you listened to it via audiobook. Not trying to be a wisema'am, it just struck me as chuckle-worthy. To atone for my sin of nitpicking, please accept me quoting the ultimate point:

In most of the Global South, conditions for the working class have actually gotten worse since the 1970s, not better, because of the West crushing developmentalism. In order to distract the world from this systematic oppression, the West then created the concept of foreign aid, giving crumbs back for PR from the trillions they steal from the Global South.

I'll note it's reflected back in the empire, on a much lesser scale than in the global South. I wonder if it's why my fellow USians are slower to catch on?