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The World Next Week: Britons Mourn Thatcher, Venezuela Votes, and the IMF and World Bank Meet

<p>British prime minister Margaret Thatcher receives a standing ovation at the Conservative Party Conference in 1989 (Stringer/UK/Courtesy Reuters).</p>
British prime minister Margaret Thatcher receives a standing ovation at the Conservative Party Conference in 1989 (Stringer/UK/Courtesy Reuters).

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The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed Margaret Thatcher’s legacy, the Venezuelan elections, and the World Bank and IMF meetings in Washington.

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The highlights:

For more on the topics we discussed in the podcast check out:

Margaret Thatcher’s legacy: The New York Times has an obituary of Margaret Thatcher. The Independent announces the funeral’s Falklands War theme. The Guardian remembers famous Margaret Thatcher quotes and discusses Scotland Yard’s security plans for the funeral. The BBC has the funeral guest list and a full report of Parliament’s debate on Thatcher’s legacy.

Venezuelan elections: The New York Times notes Chavez’s presence in the election and lists ten memorable Hugo Chavez moments. Julia Sweig writes on the prevalence of Chavez in the campaign and the challenges that the winner will face. Reuters has a profile of interim president and candidate Nicholas Maduro and a report on Henrique Capriles’s recent rally in Caracas.

World Bank and IMF meetings in Washington: The IMF has an overview of the spring meetings. The Guardian writes that the IMF believes that its attempts to stimulate growth will not cause inflation in the global economy. The Center for Global Development discusses the issues facing the World Bank and the IMF and the outlook for change in the  two organizations. The Washington Post reports on the meeting between U.S. treasury secretary Jack Lew and German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble.