Book: Globalization and its Discontents.

“The consequences for the choice of the [International Monetary Fund's] management have equally been predictable: there has been

By Joseph Stiglitz.

more of a concern with finding a leader whose views are congruent with the dominant “shareholders” than with finding one that has expertise in the problems of the developing countries…” (Stiglitz 225)

“Almost all the international community and the Ivorian independent electoral commission recognise the opposition leader and former International Monetary Fund economist, Alassane Ouattara, as the winner of the 28 November poll.” (BBC News)

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Ivory Coast’s newly appointed ambassador to the UN has warned the country is “on the brink of genocide.” The incumbent, Laurent Gbagbo, still has the loyalty of Ivorian armed forces…this other guy better be the real deal.

"President" Alassane Ouattara.