Hw.102. In order to "roll over" Latin America's high external debts, international lenders likethe IMF (the International Monetary Fund) promoted Neoliberal policies called "theWashington Consensus" where they: (choose the best answer)O advised Latin American countries to keep their social spending at previous levelsO advised the Latin American countries to stop making payments on their external debtO typically insisted on reductions in social spendingO insisted on increased social spending

During the high debt crisis in the United States, IMF and World bank decided to manage these on…

Answered: In order to "roll over" Latin America's…

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