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Developing Country Debt presents a variety of views and perspectives on the topic of debt in developing countries, with emphasis on the revolutionary effects of the post-1973 OPEC oil prices on the world's economic system. The book shows how the problem of developing country debt has become ine...
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Pergamon Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 1979. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Pergamon policy studies on socio-economic development |
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080238647 |
| Summary: |
Developing Country Debt presents a variety of views and perspectives on the topic of debt in developing countries, with emphasis on the revolutionary effects of the post-1973 OPEC oil prices on the world's economic system. The book shows how the problem of developing country debt has become inexorably intertwined with the successful functioning of the global economic system. This book is comprised of 14 chapters and opens with a historical overview of developing nations' debt before turning to LDC debt since the 1973 OPEC price increases and the developing countries' abilities to carry debt. |
| Item Description: | Global parameters of debt and adjustment. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (324 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781483157849 1483157849 |
| Index Number: | HJ8899 |
| CLC: | F811.5 |
| Contents: |
Front Cover; Developing Country Debt; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Part I: An Aggregate Analysis of Developing Country Debt; Chapter 1. Historical Perspectives on Developing Nations' Debt; THE EXPERIENCE OF THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND IN THE ERA BEFORE WORLD WAR I; INTERNATIONAL INDEBTEDNESS IN THE POST-WORLD WAR II ERA; NOTES; Chapter 2: A Quantitative Perspective on the Debt of Developing Countries; THE ENLARGEMENT OF CURRENT SURPLUSES AND DEFICITS SINCE 1973; GROWTH AND MANAGEABILITY OF DEBT. MAJOR BORROWERS FROM BANKS AMONG DEVELOPING COUNTRIESMAJOR BORROWERS FROM BANKS AMONG DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; THE ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF THE ADVANCED NONOIL DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; WHAT COULD GO WRONG?; CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS; NOTES; Chapter 3. Debt Escalation: Developing Countries in the Eurocurrency Market; THE LDC PHENOMENON: ENTRANCE TO THE EUROMARKET; LDCs FACE DEBT ESCALATION; THE BANKS' ROLE IN CRISIS CREATION; CONCLUSIONS; APPENDIX THE EUROCURRENCY MARKET: WHENCE IT CAME AND WHERE IT'S BEEN; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 4. Loans to LDCs: Five Myths; MYTH NUMBER 1; MYTH NUMBER 2. MYTH NUMBER 3MYTH NUMBER 4:; Part II: Narrowing the Focus: A Case Studies Perspective; Chapter 5. A Banker's View: Country Analysis; THE PROBLEMS WITH COUNTRY DATA; SOME FORWARD PROGRESS; SOME DISTURBING DEVELOPMENTS; CONCLUSION; Chapter 6. The Philippines: Land of the Morning, Child of Debt; THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMIC PROFILE; DEBT FOR DEVELOPMENT; 1978 AND BEYOND; IN DEFENSE OF BORROWING; WHITHER PHILIPPINE DEBT?; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 7. Finding Jamaica's Way; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 8. A Compendium of IMF Troubles: Turkey, Portugal, Peru, Egypt; TURKEY; PORTUGAL; PERU; EGYPT. CONCLUSIONNOTES; Part III: LDC Debt: Solutions and Constraints; Chapter 9. Alternative Proposals for Debt Relief; I. BACKGROUND TO DEBT RELIEF; II. ALTERNATIVE PROPOSALS FOR DEBT RELIEF; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 10. United States Congressional Restraints: The Ties that Bind; FOREIGN ASSISTANCE: TO WHOM AND HOW MUCH?; HELPING THE POOR HELP THEMSELVES; CONGRESSIONAL VIEWS ON PRIVATE BANK LENDING AND THE WITTEVEEN FACILITY; THE LINK BETWEEN DEBT AND TRADE; REGULATORY ISSUES; OTHER POLICY ISSUES; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 11. The International Monetary Fund and LDC Debt; INTRODUCTION. THE PURPOSE OF THE IMFTHE SIZE OF IMF LENDING; IMF CONDITIONALLY; THE IMF AS A LENDER OF LAST RESORT; THE FUTURE ROLE OF THE IMF; NOTES; Part IV: The Problem Redefined; Chapter 12. Three Windows on LDC Debt: LDCs, the Banks, and the United States National Interest; DEBT FOR DEVELOPMENT; THE SAFETY OF UNITED STATES BANKS; LDC DEBT AND THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL INTEREST; CONCLUSION; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 13. The International Debt of Developing Countries and Global Economic Adjustment; INTRODUCTION; INTERNATIONAL ADJUSTMENT AND DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEBT. |