The Impact of International Debt Relief (Routledge Studies in Development Economics)

Dijkstra, A. Geske

ISBN 10: 0415748372 / ISBN 13: 9780415748377

Published by Routledge, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Impact of International Debt Relief (Routledge Studies in Development Economics)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415748372
• ISBN 13: 9780415748377
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

International debt relief continues to be a highly controversial subject. Although many heavily indebted poor countries have received large amounts of debt relief over the past quarter of a century, it doesn’t appear to be enough. This book examines the impact of international debt relief efforts since 1990. It assesses whether the various debt relief modalities have enhanced economic growth in eight highly indebted countries in Latin America and Africa.

Dijkstra argues that fundamental changes of the international aid and debt architecture are necessary to stop the flow of new multilateral loans and the possible perverse effects of conditionality.

About the Author

A. Geske Dijkstra is Associate Professor in Economics at the Programme of Public Administration, Erasmus University Rotterdam.