International Debt and Problems of Development | A Case Study of Cameroon between 1980 - 2000

Ruth Fanny Kinge

ISBN 10: 3838394518 / ISBN 13: 9783838394510

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010

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International Debt and Problems of Development | A Case Study of Cameroon between 1980 - 2000 | Ruth Fanny Kinge | Taschenbuch | 92 S. | Englisch | 2010 | LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing | EAN 9783838394510 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt, info[at]bod[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: International Debt and Problems of Development | A Case Study of Cameroon between 1980 - 2000
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3838394518
• ISBN 13: 9783838394510
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 6D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 6 millimeters depth
• Weight: 155 grams
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Synopsis

This study assesses the impact of the international debt burden on Cameroon's development. It is revealed in the study that Cameroon embarked on external borrowing in order to meet domestic expenditure and ensure a stable and viable local economy for meaningful development. Against this background series of international loans were contracted in order to uplift the living standards of Cameroonians. The underdevelopment theory is used as the theoretical framework to guide the study and test the propositions. The findings showed that Cameroon's international debt is a curse rather than a cure as the country devotes a greater part of its resources and revenue to the management of these loans and consequently cannot raise financial capital capable of fostering development. The study recommends the collective will of African countries to build self-sustaining local economies, reject massive expropriation of local resources and capital flight and the consequent rejection of external loans which often come with stringent conditionality meant to perpetuate underdevelopment.

About the Author

Holds BSc in International Studies and MSc in Political Science from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. She is currently a Doctoral Student of the same University. She teaches in the Department of Political Science, Gombe State University, Gombe, Nigeria. She has authored and co-authored several academic papers on gender, politics and development.