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Developing country debt /

Developing Country Debt presents a variety of views and perspectives on the topic of debt in developing countries, with emphasis on the revolutionary effects of the post-1973 OPEC oil prices on the world's economic system. The book shows how the problem of developing country debt has become ine...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Franko, Lawrence G., Seiber, Marilyn J., 1945-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Pergamon Press, 1979.
Colección:Pergamon policy studies on socio-economic development.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Developing Country Debt; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Part I: An Aggregate Analysis of Developing Country Debt; Chapter 1. Historical Perspectives on Developing Nations' Debt; THE EXPERIENCE OF THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND IN THE ERA BEFORE WORLD WAR I; INTERNATIONAL INDEBTEDNESS IN THE POST-WORLD WAR II ERA; NOTES; Chapter 2: A Quantitative Perspective on the Debt of Developing Countries; THE ENLARGEMENT OF CURRENT SURPLUSES AND DEFICITS SINCE 1973; GROWTH AND MANAGEABILITY OF DEBT.
  • MAJOR BORROWERS FROM BANKS AMONG DEVELOPING COUNTRIESMAJOR BORROWERS FROM BANKS AMONG DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; THE ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF THE ADVANCED NONOIL DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; WHAT COULD GO WRONG?; CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS; NOTES; Chapter 3. Debt Escalation: Developing Countries in the Eurocurrency Market; THE LDC PHENOMENON: ENTRANCE TO THE EUROMARKET; LDCs FACE DEBT ESCALATION; THE BANKS' ROLE IN CRISIS CREATION; CONCLUSIONS; APPENDIX THE EUROCURRENCY MARKET: WHENCE IT CAME AND WHERE IT'S BEEN; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 4. Loans to LDCs: Five Myths; MYTH NUMBER 1; MYTH NUMBER 2.
  • MYTH NUMBER 3MYTH NUMBER 4:; Part II: Narrowing the Focus: A Case Studies Perspective; Chapter 5. A Banker's View: Country Analysis; THE PROBLEMS WITH COUNTRY DATA; SOME FORWARD PROGRESS; SOME DISTURBING DEVELOPMENTS; CONCLUSION; Chapter 6. The Philippines: Land of the Morning, Child of Debt; THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMIC PROFILE; DEBT FOR DEVELOPMENT; 1978 AND BEYOND; IN DEFENSE OF BORROWING; WHITHER PHILIPPINE DEBT?; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 7. Finding Jamaica's Way; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 8. A Compendium of IMF Troubles: Turkey, Portugal, Peru, Egypt; TURKEY; PORTUGAL; PERU; EGYPT.
  • CONCLUSIONNOTES; Part III: LDC Debt: Solutions and Constraints; Chapter 9. Alternative Proposals for Debt Relief; I. BACKGROUND TO DEBT RELIEF; II. ALTERNATIVE PROPOSALS FOR DEBT RELIEF; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 10. United States Congressional Restraints: The Ties that Bind; FOREIGN ASSISTANCE: TO WHOM AND HOW MUCH?; HELPING THE POOR HELP THEMSELVES; CONGRESSIONAL VIEWS ON PRIVATE BANK LENDING AND THE WITTEVEEN FACILITY; THE LINK BETWEEN DEBT AND TRADE; REGULATORY ISSUES; OTHER POLICY ISSUES; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 11. The International Monetary Fund and LDC Debt; INTRODUCTION.
  • THE PURPOSE OF THE IMFTHE SIZE OF IMF LENDING; IMF CONDITIONALLY; THE IMF AS A LENDER OF LAST RESORT; THE FUTURE ROLE OF THE IMF; NOTES; Part IV: The Problem Redefined; Chapter 12. Three Windows on LDC Debt: LDCs, the Banks, and the United States National Interest; DEBT FOR DEVELOPMENT; THE SAFETY OF UNITED STATES BANKS; LDC DEBT AND THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL INTEREST; CONCLUSION; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 13. The International Debt of Developing Countries and Global Economic Adjustment; INTRODUCTION; INTERNATIONAL ADJUSTMENT AND DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEBT.