Editing Monetary reform (section)

===International organizations and developing nations===
[[Michael Hudson (economist)|Michael Hudson]] criticised existing global financial institutions such as the [[World Bank]] and [[International Monetary Fund]] for reinforcing debt dependency.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Marsden |first1=Lee |title=The Ashgate Research Companion to Religion and Conflict Resolution |date=23 March 2016 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-04183-2 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Ashgate_Research_Companion_to_Religi/6fvOCwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Michael+Hudson+IMF+debt+dependency&pg=PA216&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref>  The attempt by weak [[Third World]] governments to service external debt with the sale of valuable hard and soft commodities on world markets is seen by some to be destructive of local cultures, destroying local communities and their environment.<ref name="books.google.com"/><ref name="Rowbotham 1998"/><ref>As an example of groups critical of the World Bank, see the [[Whirled Bank]] website.</ref>