1st Edition

Debt Relief for the Poorest Countries

Edited By Yiagadeesen Samy Copyright 2003
262 Pages
by Routledge

262 Pages
by Routledge

262 Pages
by Routledge

The debt problems of poor countries are receiving unprecedented attention. Both federal and non-governmental organizations alike have been campaigning for debt forgiveness for poor countries. The governments of creditor nations responded to that challenge at a meeting sponsored by the G-7, International Monetary Fund, and World Bank, all of which upgraded debt relief as a policy priority. Their... Read more
Introduction Debt, Debt Relief and the Poorest: Small Steps in a Long Journey; Introduction L’endettement et l’allégement de la dette des pays les plus pauvres: de petits progrès dans un long cheminement; Debt of the Poorest Countries: Anatomy of a Crisis Kept on Hold; The HIPC Initiative in Bolivia; Ethiopia’s External Debt: The Impact and the Way Forward *; Nicaragua and the HIPC Initiative: The Tortuous Journey to Debt Relief; L’endettement des pays les plus pauvres: le cas du Mali; Uganda’s External Debt and the HIPC Initiative; The Enhanced HIPC Initiative and Poor Countries: Prospects for a Permanent Exit

Biography

Yiagadeesen Samy