Debt
- Examining the impact of odious debt
- This paper demonstrates the impact of odious debt - whereby creditors knowingly lent vast sums to oppressive and corrupt regimes. It examines how the impact continues to grow until the loan is cancelled and outlines a proposal to address the problem of the original odious lending
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- Critical conditions: the IMF maintains its grip on low-income governments
- ( N. Molina;J. Pereira / European Network on Debt and Development , 2008)
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Faced with strong criticism for its expansive and poor use of conditionality, and in the wake of a financial crisis, in 2002 the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a set of guidelines ...
Are the criticisms of Chinese aid policy in Africa justified?
- ( M. Dahle Huse;S. L. Muyakwa / Norwegian Council for Africa , 2008)
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China has had bad press regarding its involvement in sub-Saharan Africa. Its lack of aid conditionality – particularly in the field of human rights and environmental issues; its apparent disr...
- Examining the effects of debt on the provision of healthcare
- ( Jubilee Debt Campaign , 2007)
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Developing country governments will struggle to invest in decent public health facilities when valuable resources are needed to service debt. However, the evidence is that debt relief works to alle...
- Analysing long-term debt sustainability
- ( M. Martin / Initiative for Policy Dialogue, Columbia University , 2007)
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Since the 1970s, there has been a growing economic literature analysing how to decide whether a country’s debt is “sustainable”. More recently however the international community ...
- Implementation, impact and costs of the enhanced HIPC
- ( D. Leipziger;M. Allen / HIPC Progress to Date, World Bank , 2007)
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This report provides an update on the status of implementation, impact and costs of the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) Initiative and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI) s...
- Is a binding framework on sovereign debt needed to tackle irresponsible lending?
- ( A. Caliari;J. Merckaert / International Cooperation for Development and Solidarity , 2007)
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Irresponsible lending and the lack of creditor accountability for it are arguably at the very heart of the endless string of creditor-driven attempts to grant indebted countries “a lasting ex...
- Does debt relief lead to increased policy space for developing countries?
- ( C. Tan / Third World Network , 2007)
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Following the G8 meeting at Gleneagles in 2005, the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI) was introduced, aiming to cancel 100 percent of eligible debt stock owed by eligible countries to inte...
- The impact of debt on public service provision
- ( Jubilee Debt Campaign , 2007)
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In many of the poorest countries, the provision of decent, accessible public services is threatened by huge debt burdens and damaging policies demanded by creditors. This policy brief highlights th...
- Chinese influence in Africa: a Chinese perspective
- ( P. Davies / European Network on Debt and Development , 2007)
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This report examines China’s role as a donor in Africa. It explores Chinese views on such issues, including their response to concerns expressed about the increased cooperation with Africa. <...
- Should heavily indebted countries have to pay back “odious” debt?
- ( V. Nehru / World Bank , 2007)
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Non-governmental and civil society organisations have increasingly called for the cancellation of “odious” debt for developing countries. This paper by the World Bank discusses the conc...
