The Money Lenders

IMF managing director Christine Lagarde urged countries not sacrifice growth for the sake of austerity.

Responses to criticisms are presented by the World Bank Senior Vice President, the IMF Deputy Managing Director and top current and past government officials from each country. Bank/Fund history and decision-making processes are also included in this valuable teaching tool.

"Well balanced...Excellent...Superior." "Thought provoking."
—U.S.A. Gabriel Awards —Bank Check Quarterly

Too hot for PBS, which would not telecast The Money Lenders because "it has a perception of bias in favor of the poor." Despite this allegation, Video Librarian magazine recommends it as an "interesting look at both sides of the issue..." It was a prime time telecast in the 1990s throughout Europe, updated in 2000 for educational institutions and is currently used in hundreds of college classrooms.

Teachers could assign students to look into what has and has not changed since the documentary was last updated.

"Most everyone agrees that the system for governing the world economy that emerged from a hotel room in Bretton Woods, N.H. - in the era of the gold standard and fixed rate exchanges - is hopelessly outdated." —New York Times

Since November 1999, over 50 protests about World Bank/IMF policies have taken place in more than 15 countries, with over one million protesters.

Emmy Finalist
Prix Leonardo, Parma International Film Festival