Debt relief for poor countries / edited by Tony Addison, Henrik Hansen and Finn Tarp.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Addison, Tony.

Hansen, Henrik, 1962-

Tarp, Finn, 1951-

World Institute for Development Economics Research.

Series:

Studies in development economics and policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Debt relief--Developing countries--Congresses.

Debt relief.

Debts, External--Developing countries--Congresses.

Debts, External.

Developing countries.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xix, 318 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan in association with the United Nations University-World Institute for Development Economics Research, 2004.

Summary:

After a massive international campaign calling attention to the development impact of foreign debt, the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative is now underway. But will the HIPC Initiative meet its high expectations? Will debt relief substantially raise growth? How do we make sure that debt relief benefits poor people? And how can we ensure that poor countries do not become highly indebted again? These are some of the key policy issues covered in this rigorous and independent analysis of debt, development, and poverty.

Notes:

This book is an outcome of a UNU-WIDER conference held in Helsinki, in August 2001.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1403934827

1403934959

OCLC:

55008390