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Alex Gladstein: The IMF and World Bank have become a colonial force, that's emerged since decolonization in the 60s. He says they've helped replenish some of those colonial flows that used to come into rich countries from poor countries through traditional imperialism. Gladstein: Since 1982, poor countries are subsidizing the quality of life of people in rich countries to the tune of these days, several trillion dollars a year.

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