The Politics of Global Debt

The Politics of Global Debt is a detailed political analysis of the origins and consequences of the global debt crisis' which emerged in the early 1980s. It assesses both imperialist' and New Right' interpretations of the crisis, and also presents a series of case studies of the effects of external debt upon Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe and Asia. The book focusses upon the sovereign debt' of states, and its management, and examines the ways in which global economic structures, inefficient policies, weak institutions, and corrupt political leaders contribute to a global debt crisis which has both international and domestic roots.

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List of Tables - Preface - List of Acronyms and a Note on Numbers - Notes on Contributors - Introduction: The Politics of Debt Crises; S.P.Riley - PART 1: THEORIES AND CONCEPTS - Discipline and Punish: The New Right and the Policing of the International Debt Crisis; S.Corbridge - Debt and Imperialism: Perspectives on the Debt Crisis; M.J.Grieve - Democracies, Dictatorships and the Debt Crisis; A.K.Jain - PART 2: CASE-STUDIES - The Latin American Debt Crisis; P.O'Brien - Debt, Democracy and the Environment in Africa; S.P.Riley - American Agriculture and the Debt Crisis; D.Freshwater - The Political Consequences of External Debt in Eastern Europe; G.A.Potts - External Debt, Economic Success and Economic Failure: State Autonomy, Africa, and the NICs; R.Charlton - Conclusions; S.P.Riley - Bibliographical Note; S.P.Riley - Index