The Coming First World Debt Crisis

ISBN-13: 9780230007840 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 200 str.

Ann Pettifor

Opis

In this book, Ann Pettifor examines the issues of debt affecting the 'first world' or OECD countries, looking at the history, politics and ethics of the coming debt crisis and exploring the implications of high international indebtedness for governments, corporations, households, individuals and the ecosystem.

Recenzje

'This insightful book examines how the current international trade in goods and finance that is making the rich richer and the poor poorer and threatens ecosystem and societal collapse is no accident.' - Jonathan Essex, Green World

Spis treści

1. Introduction; David Tennant and Damien King PART I: THE PROBLEM - PAST, PRESENT, AND PROSPECTS 2. he Developmental Impact of Debt; David Tennant 3. The Debt Experience of SIDS in the Caribbean; Michelle Robinson 4. The Debt Experience of SIDS in the Pacific; Biman Prasad 5. The Debt Experience of SIDS in the Atlantic, Indian Ocean and South China Sea (AIMS); Kaymara Barrett, Altricia Dawson and Sidonia Mackenzie 6. Prospects for the Growth of Debt in SIDS; David Tennant and Kario-Paul Brown PART II. CAUSES OF DEBT ACCUMULATION IN SIDS 7. The Sources of Debt in SIDS; Damien King 8. Institutional Causes of Debt in SIDS in the Caribbean, Pacific and AIMS Regions; Colin Bullock and Christine Clarke PART III AN AGENDA FOR DEBT SUSTAINABILITY IN SIDS 9. An Assessment of Recent Remedial Action Taken by Selected SIDS; Michelle Robinson 10. Debt Sustainability and Sustainable Development in SIDS; Abdullahi Abdulkadri 11. Elements of an Agenda for Debt Sustainability in SIDS; Damien King 12. Conclusion; Damien King and David Tennant

O autorze

David Tennant Damien King Michelle Robinson Biman Prasad Kaymara Barrett Altricia Dawson Sidonia Mackenzie Kario-Paul Brown Colin Bullock Christine Clarke Abdullahi Abdulkadri