IGNORING EXPERTS IS NOT ONLY A MISTAKE, BUT A REAL CRIME! IGNORER LES EXPERTS EST NON SEULEMENT UNE ERREUR, MAIS UN VÉRITABLE CRIME !
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EDUCATION NATIONALE: ALLONS NOUS VERS UN ENLISEMENT? EDUCATION NATIONALE: ALLONS NOUS VERS UN ENLISEMENT ?
English version The situation that prevails in the education crisis reveals a paralyzed sector not by a simple technical disagreement, but by a profound break in the moral contract between teachers and the State. Teachers simply no longer believe in verbal promises. Teachers expect a clear break with the old methods of sly, lies, opacity and demand effective decisions and not promises. Nevertheless, there is a major tension between the legitimacy of teachers’ corporatist demands and the inalienable right of children to education. It is not a strike for money only, but a strike for dignity and transparency. The blockage comes from the fact that the base no longer trusts the government’s commitments if they are not recorded and proven effective at the highest level. Faced with this blockage and this distrust of the minister in charge, the mechanism of resolution could be quite different: Generally, when the classic social dialogue fails, it is no longer necessary to negotiate in clo...
WHY SOME COUNTRIES ARE SUBJECT TO IMF CONDITIONS AND NOT OTHERS? POURQUOI CERTAINS PAYS SONT SOUMIS AUX CONDITIONS DU FMI ET PAS D’AUTRES?
English version Countries subject to the conditions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are those that, like Gabon, are going through a serious economic crisis and have no other options to borrow money. These countries need the IMF because it acts as a lender as a last resort. When a country, such as Gabon, requests IMF assistance, it is usually because it can no longer pay for its imports or repay its external debt. The IMF lends money in exchange for a program of strict reforms (conditionalities). These conditions have two official objectives: A) Guarantee repayment: The IMF wants to ensure that the country regains sufficient financial health to repay the loan. B) Correct imbalances: Reforms aim to address the root causes of the crisis (excessive spending, lack of competitiveness, etc.). The list of countries currently under conditions (2024-2025) is changing, but the main “customers” of the IMF can be classified into three major categories: A. The Big Debtors (Chronic or s...