155. IMF & World Bank Misery Industry with Alex Gladstein

<p>Alex Gladstein joins us to discuss the destructive influence of the World Bank and IMF on the development of poor countries, and how fiat facilitates their operation, a topic discussed extensively in Saifedean&apos;s book, <a href='https://saifedean.com/books/the-fiat-standard'>The Fiat Standard</a>. With an infinite fiat credit line from the Federal Reserve, the &quot;misery industry&quot; is always looking for an excuse to get countries indebted, and the results have been catastrophic for the world&apos;s poor, but highly lucrative for fiat banking cartels.<br/><br/><b>Resources </b>(All links available on saifedean.com/podcast/155-imf-world-bank-misery-industry-with-alex-gladstein)</p><ul><li>Alex Gladstein&apos;s article: <a href='https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/imf-world-bank-repress-poor-countries'>Structural Adjustment: How the IMF &amp; World Bank repress poor countries and funnel their resources to rich ones</a></li><li>Alex Gladstein&apos;s book: <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Check-Your-Financial-Privilege-Gladstein/dp/B09V2NM9VJ'>Check Your Financial Privilege</a></li><li><a href='https://saifedean.com/the-fiat-standard-chapter-11'>Full text of Fiat States, Chapter 11 of The Fiat Standard</a></li></ul><p>Enjoyed this episode? You can take part in podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s courses – including his ongoing course <a href='https://saifedean.com/courses/eco22-the-fiat-standard/'>ECO22: The Fiat Standard</a> – and read chapters of his forthcoming book, <a href='https://saifedean.com/books/principles-of-economics/'>Principles of Economics</a>, by becoming a Saifedean.com member. Find out more <a href='https://saifedean.com/membership/'>here</a>. </p>