The international debt crisis: the end of the beginning, not yet the beginning of the end

The work explores the changing nature of the international debt crisis, from a banking crisis to a development crisis. The author begins with an overview of the changing debt position of the developing world. The reasons why developing countries become indebted and the causes of the post-1982 crisis...

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Main Author: N.M. HEALEY
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associazione Economia civile 2013-10-01
Series:PSL Quarterly Review
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Online Access:https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa04/psl_quarterly_review/article/view/10522
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Summary:The work explores the changing nature of the international debt crisis, from a banking crisis to a development crisis. The author begins with an overview of the changing debt position of the developing world. The reasons why developing countries become indebted and the causes of the post-1982 crisis are then considered. Finally, events since 1982 are discussed, critically assessing the management of the crisis to date.   JEL Codes: G01, F34
ISSN:2037-3635
2037-3643