[stop-imf] ActionAid: New Macro Policies Needed for Education, Health and Fighting HIV/AIDS

[Robert Weissman]

Dear Colleagues:

ActionAid International offers 2 new related reports about macroeconomic
policies as they relate to the need for scaling-up public expenditures
to meet the Millennium Development Goals, health and education for all,
and to fight effectively against HIV/AIDS.

The first report, =93Changing Course: The Need For New Macroeconomic
Policies to Fight HIV/AIDS and Achieve National Economic Development=94 by
ActionAid International USA, is directed at the national and
international networks of HIV/AIDS, health and education advocates and
explores ideas for more expansionary alternative fiscal and monetary
policies being proposed by economists to significantly increase
long-term public investments in health and education. Changing Course is
available at:
http://www.actionaidusa.org/pdf/Changing%20Course%20Report.pdf

This report is being released along with a companion study by ActionAid
International, with the support of the Global Campaign for Education,
called, =93Contradicting Commitments: How the Achievement of Education for
All is Being Undermined by the International Monetary Fund=94 It is
available at: http://www.actionaidusa.org/pdf/ContradictingCommit8663C.pdf

ActionAid International plans to continue to work in this area over the
upcoming year, encouraging education, HIV/AIDS and health activists to
engage with their Ministries of Finance and Central Banks on alternative
macroeconomic policies that can allow education and health goals to be
achieved. If you are interested in participating in follow up work on
these issues please let us know.

As always we welcome comments on the reports.

Sincerely,

Ilana Solomon

Program Assistant

Action Aid International USA

1112 16th Street NW, Suite 540

Washington, DC 20036

202-835-1240

ilana.solomon@actionaid.org

www.actionaidusa.org <http://www.actionaidusa.org/>