This program provides a look inside the case level functioning of the
World Bank by following more than a year of negotiations between that
body and the country of Uganda in the mid-1990s over financing, lending,
and debt. The picture that emerges is not heartening. None of the
players -- the World
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This program provides a look inside the case level functioning of the
World Bank by following more than a year of negotiations between that
body and the country of Uganda in the mid-1990s over financing, lending,
and debt. The picture that emerges is not heartening. None of the
players -- the World Bank itself, the Ugandan government officials and
commercial representatives, and the agents of the International Monetary
Fund (a group that one would think would be a close colleague of the
World Bank, but which emerges as more of competitive rival) -- emerge
unscathed. All are carefully calculating to see that their own interests
and goals are met. Ugandan officials lobby for more economic support in
the face of increased defense spending but are less than willing to
discuss the particulars of the budget and the effectiveness of the
military. World Bank middle level officials working directly on the
Uganda case attempt to put forward just the right mix of economic
statistics for potential lenders -- rich enough to be a sound country in
which to invest but poor enough to need favorable investment treatment.
And high level World Bank leaders appear, as the occasion merits, to be
both sincere and duplicitous, bullying and supportive, neo-colonialist
and supportive of Ugandan economic independence, finally completing a
plan that provides an infusion of capital to relieve Uganda's foreign
debt burden which, seemingly inevitably, leads to increased foreign debt
burden.
There are no answers provided here, only observations which provoke
questions. This program was the Silver Award Winner (FIPA 1998), Library
Jury Prize Winner (Cinema Du Reel 1998), and 1998 Media Nord Sud. The
visual technical quality is excellent, the audio is often muddy when
shots are located in moving vehicles and large meetings; likewise, the
mix of accents sometimes makes the dialogue difficult to follow --
closed captioning would have been an asset.
This program would be suitable for upper level high school and above
audiences, mainly as a jumping off point for discussion, in areas
including economics, political science, global studies, neo-colonialism,
and current affairs. Recommended where there is demand.
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