9789350021705 - Debt, The IMF, and The World Bank di Éric Toussaint, Damien Millet (3 risultati)

Condizione: New. pp. 362.

Hardcover. Condizione: New. ISBN:9789350021705,361pp.

Contents Abbreviations Introduction I Human Rights Development And Debt 1 What is meant by developing countries 2 Why is the term development ambiguous 3 What is the link between debt and poverty 4 What are the Millennium Development Goals MDG 5 What are the different kinds of debt for developing countries II The Origin Of The Debt In Developing Countries 6 What part did private banks play in the development of developing countries external debts in the 1960s and 1970s 7 What part did the World Bank play in the development of the developing countries external debts in the 1960s and 1970s 8 How does the World Bank function 9 What part did the governments of countries of the North play in the evolution of the developing countries external debt in the 1960s and 1970s 10 How was the borrowed money used in the developing countries III The Debt Crisis 11 How did the price of commodities evolve during the last quarter of the Twentieth century 12 What role did the evolution of interest rates play in the 1982 debt crisis 13 Are the World Bank the IMF and private banks somehow responsible for the debt crisis 14 How did creditors respond to the debt crisis 15 Are there any similarities with the 2007 subprime crisis IV The IMF The World Bank And The Logic Of Structural Adjustment 16 How does the IMF function 17 What are the short-term or shock measures imposed by structural adjustment and what are their consequences 18 What are the long-term or structural measures imposed by structural adjustment and what are their consequences 19 What is the impact of the IMFWorld Bank logic on the world food crisis of 2007 V Other International Players The Paris Club And The WTO 20 What is the Paris Club 21 Are all the developing countries treated in the same way by the Paris Club 22 What is undermining the Paris Club 23 What is the role of the World Trade Organization WTO VI The Structure Of Developing Countries Debt 24 Of what does the external debt of developing countries consist 25 How has the debt changed since 1970 26 Do developing countries repay debts 27 What about the external public debt of developing countries 28 How are the debt-related financial flows directed 29 What about the domestic debt of developing countries VII Deciphering The Official Discourse On Debt Relief 30 How did the debt relief initiative come about 31 What is the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries HIPC initiative 32 Has the HIPC initiative achieved its goal 33 What was contained in the latest debt relief announced by the G8 in 2005 VIII The Sham of The Dominant Model 34 Does Official Development Assistance ODA help to migrate the effects of the debt 35 Is micro-credit a solution to the excessive debt of developing countries 36 Have the policies promoted by the World Bank and the IMF contributed to the fight against climate change 37 What is NEPAD IX Debt Cancellations and Suspensions of Payment in the Past 38 Is it impossible to cancel debt 39 Why do the government of the South continue to repay the debt 40 What are the vulture funds X The Case For Cancelling The Debt Of Developing Countries 41 What are the moral arguments in favor of canceling the debt of developing countries 42 What are the political arguments in favor of canceling the debt of developing countries 43 What are the economic arguments in favor of canceling the debt of developing countries 44 What are the legal arguments in favor of canceling the debt of developing countries 45 What are the environmental arguments in favor of canceling the debt of developing countries 46 What are the religious arguments in favor of canceling the debt of developing countries 47 Who owes what to whom 48 Who has the right to impose conditions on debt cancellation 49 Can the development of emerging countries be ensured simply by repudiating their debt XI Issues Raised By Canceling The Debt Of The Developing Countries 50 Would canceling the debt of developing countries cause a global financial crisis 51 If developing countries debts.