| | |     GEORGE SHULTZ DEBATE Read Shultz's argument that the fund is "ineffective, unnecessary and obsolete." Paul Krugman and Jim Hoagland respond.   LAWRENCE SUMMERS DEBATE Examine Summers' perspective as he makes his case for strengthening and expanding the fund. Read Jack Kemp's reply.   JAMES GLASSMAN DEBATE Study an assertion by Glassman that the fund does more harm than good and hear what his critics have to say.   INDEPENDENT VIEWPOINTS Participate in a discussion of impending questions regarding the IMF: "Does the IMF still serve a useful purpose or does it cause more harm than good?" and "Should the IMF be strengthened or abolished?" HOME | ORIGINS | OPERATIONS | FINANCING PROGRAMS | CONDITIONALITY RECENT FINANCING INITIATIVES | MISSION CREEP | REFORM PROPOSALS ABOLISH THE IMF? | SITE MAP | PRIMER