This book, edited by Tony Killick, consists of papers presented at a seminar sponsored jointly by the IMF and the Overseas Development Institute, held in London, England, to discuss the problems facing the developing world in a global environment of high inflation rates and large payments imbalances

Low-income developing countries (LIDCs) are greatly affected by the coronavirus pandemic, and sovereign debt has become a major concern. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) already classified 44% of LIDCs as being in debt distress or at risk of it before the Covid-19 crisis began. One major...

This book from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Overseas Development brings together bankers, academics, Third World debtors, multilateral agency heads and politicians in an examination of political solutions to the Third World debt crisis. The book reveals that debt reductions are...