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Contributor [1]
Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 02:00
Sub-Title: 
incompatible bedfellows?
Categories: 
Development [2]
Issue Number: 
42 [3]
Article-Summary: 

Can the flow of private capital be a substitute for aid? Is the commitment of G7 finance ministers to UN development targets at odds with the vigorous manner in which the IMF is promoting capital account liberalistaion (CAL) – the removal of restrictions on the movement of capital across national boundaries? Will CAL block governments from undertaking pro-poor initiatives?

Category: 
Global South [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/development/4084 [5]

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