BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : APRIL 24, 2000 ISSUE
COVER STORY What Protesters Want DEBT-RELIEF ADVOCATES Want the IMF and World Bank to write off billions in loans to developing countries ENVIRONMENTALISTS Say that the World Bank should toughen the environmental impact assessments in its loan criteria HUMAN-RIGHTS AND STUDENT GROUPS Argue that the two agencies should fund projects that help the poor rather than those that help big business IMF REFORMERS Argue that the IMF should not prescribe harsh budget-slashing policies to countries in crisis TRADE UNIONISTS Say the IMF and World Bank should support global labor standards and not tolerate governments that repress unions HARD KNOCKS Some say the two agencies should be done away with _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS Backlash: Behind the Anxiety over Globalization COVER IMAGE: Backlash: Behind the Anxiety over Globalization TABLE: The Pros and Cons of Globalization TABLE: BW/Harris Poll: Globalization: What Americans Are Worried About Does Anybody Love the IMF or World Bank? TABLE: What Protesters Want Acid Words for the IMF ONLINE ORIGINAL: Globalization Threatens Workers, Thrills Investors ONLINE ORIGINAL: Are Protesters Going About It All Wrong? (Video) INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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