The book that we’re discussing in this episode suggests that IMF funding becomes a resource held by local leaders, which those leaders can use to benefit their own supporters to the detriment of the rest of the population.
The book – called IMF Lending: Partisanship, Punishment, and Protest – has two authors, and we are joined by both of them.
- Dr Rod Abouharb is Associate Professor in International Relations here in the UCL Department of Political Science.
- Dr Bernhard Reinsberg is Reader in Politics and International Relations at the University of Glasgow and also a Research Associate in Political Economy at the Centre for Business Research at the University of Cambridge.
Mentioned in this episode:
UCL’s Department of Political Science and School of Public Policy offers a uniquely stimulating environment for the study of all fields of politics, including international relations, political theory, human rights, public policy-making and administration. The Department is recognised for its world-class research and policy impact, ranking among the top departments in the UK on both the 2021 Research Excellence Framework and the latest Guardian rankings.
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The State of US Politics
Resisting Colonialism
Honouring the Career of Professor Albert Weale
The Impact of Banning Protests
How Can We Fix Our Democracy?
Political Constitutionalism and Referendums: The Case of Brexit
Democracies and LGBTQ Rights
Military Technology and Intelligent Warfare
What Can Democracies Learn From Dictatorships?
The Parliamentary Battle over Brexit
Brexit and Northern Ireland
Do Higher Benefits Encourage Immigration?
The Politics of Ordinary Hope
The Politics of the European Court of Human Rights
The Politics of the European Court of Justice
The Role of Praise
Twitter, the Online Safety Bill, and Free Speech
Democracy in the UK – with Gina Miller
The Precautionary State
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