Exhibit 10(b)



                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of
our report dated March 27, 2000, relating to the financial statement and
financial highlights of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Latin American Growth Fund
referred to in such report, which appears in such Registration Statement.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
March 27, 2001