The Debt Crisis: Lessons of the 1980s

It is now over nine years since Mexico found itself unable to service its debt in August 1982, and was forced into declaring a moratorium that precipitated what quickly became known as the debt crisis. A vast literature has emerged since then on the causes of that crisis, on apportioning responsibil...

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Main Author: John Williamson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Scientific Publishing 1991-01-01
Series:Asian Development Review
Online Access:https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S0116110591000076
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description It is now over nine years since Mexico found itself unable to service its debt in August 1982, and was forced into declaring a moratorium that precipitated what quickly became known as the debt crisis. A vast literature has emerged since then on the causes of that crisis, on apportioning responsibility for its occurrence or persistence, and on prescribing remedies for ending it…
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