South African should be wary about long term repercussions of new IMF loans
5 June 2020 by Patrick Bond
Amidst this raging debate about the role of IMF loans to pull out countries from the economic mess triggered by the outbreak of the pandemic, Patrick Bond, professor at the University of the Western Cape School of Government in an interview to Radio Islam International warns us about the impacts of such loans. He insists that instead of solving the crisis, the IMF loans will drag countries into further mess with long-term implications.
is professor at the University of Johannesburg Department of Sociology, and co-editor of BRICS and Resistance in Africa (published by Zed Books, 2019).
Other articles in English by Patrick Bond (94)
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Latest IMF controversy unveils biased policies and a Harvard economist’s skewed views
12 January, by Patrick Bond
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Das Kapital’s Unfortunate Fate, in South African Left Scholarship and Political Strategy
17 December 2021, by Patrick Bond
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Can South Africa urgently evolve, from victim-globalisation to passive-deglobalisation to active-localisation?
29 November 2021, by Patrick Bond
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Glasgow’s ‘Conference of the Polluters’ again confirms that global arson needs local fire extinguishers
15 November 2021, by Patrick Bond , Desmond D’Sa
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As Climate Crisis Worsens, the Case for Eco-socialism Strengthens
3 November 2021, by Patrick Bond
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Lessons from the assassination of Fikile Ntshangase: Climate violence, the “Right to say No!”, uncompensated resource extraction, financial profiteering and unpaid ecological debt in South Africa’s coal mining belt
22 October 2021, by Patrick Bond
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The latest Bretton Woods bean-counting scandal nearly evicts IMF director Georgieva: “Torture the data until they confess” (or until you’re busted), economists profess
13 October 2021, by Patrick Bond
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BRICS New Development Bank Corruption in South Africa
5 September 2021, by Patrick Bond
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Global North ‘climate reparations’ to prevent Southern fossil-fuel conflict
19 August 2021, by Patrick Bond
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China’s role in amplifying Southern Africa’s extreme uneven development
30 June 2021, by Patrick Bond
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Pakistan : Regime Change, Political Turmoil and Deepening Debt Crisis
3 May - Abdul Khaliq -
The Argentinian (2001) and Sri Lankan (2022) Financial Crises: Ways Forward from a Feminist Perspective
27 April - Corina Rodriguez -
Sri Lanka: No agreement with the IMF!
15 April - Eric Toussaint, Sushovan Dhar -
Argentine civil society denounces new IMF agreement as illegitimate
9 April - Bretton Woods Project -
Why the Popular Movement in Argentina Against the Debt and the IMF is Important
8 April - Maria Elena Saludas
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Pakistan : Regime Change, Political Turmoil and Deepening Debt Crisis
3 May - Abdul Khaliq -
The Argentinian (2001) and Sri Lankan (2022) Financial Crises: Ways Forward from a Feminist Perspective
27 April - Corina Rodriguez -
Why should Ukraine’s debt be cancelled?
21 April - Eric Toussaint, Sushovan Dhar -
Sri Lanka: No agreement with the IMF!
15 April - Eric Toussaint, Sushovan Dhar -
Conclusion of Sankara and Companions Case : A Salutary Trial. But the demands for truth continue
9 April - Réseau International « Justice pour Sankara justice pour l’Afrique »
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Latest IMF controversy unveils biased policies and a Harvard economist’s skewed views
12 January - Patrick Bond -
Das Kapital’s Unfortunate Fate, in South African Left Scholarship and Political Strategy
17 December 2021 - Patrick Bond -
Can South Africa urgently evolve, from victim-globalisation to passive-deglobalisation to active-localisation?
29 November 2021 - Patrick Bond -
Lessons from the assassination of Fikile Ntshangase: Climate violence, the “Right to say No!”, uncompensated resource extraction, financial profiteering and unpaid ecological debt in South Africa’s coal mining belt
22 October 2021 - Patrick Bond -
BRICS New Development Bank Corruption in South Africa
5 September 2021 - Patrick Bond
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