In this book Ann Pettifor examines the issues of debt affecting the first world or OECD countries. She traces the history and roots of where the current international debt crisis comes from--economic liberalization--and the restructuring of the international financial architecture in the early...

In this study, we explore the relationship between the debt service ratio (DSR) and individual borrowers' ability to withstand shocks in Malaysia. Using a micro-level dataset that matches borrowers' debt and income, we quantify the financial resilience of individual borrowers and subsequently...

We investigate the impact of a large scale debt waiver program for small agricultural borrowers in India on the short term and long term consumption levels of the beneficiaries. We obtain consumption data from three national level surveys conducted before and after the waiver by a federal...