The subject of debt relief for low income and highly indebted countries has risen to the fore of public debate in recent months. I review a brief history of major debt relief for low-income countries including the recent HIPC initiative and I discuss some factors that should be taken into...

Introduction -- Promoting development: what works? -- Good governance and economic development -- Agricultural development for inclusive growth -- The DOHA development agenda: realizing the promise of global trade -- The truth about foreign aid -- Optimal debt relief for the poorest -- Postscript.

This paper seeks to contribute to the debate on the impact of globalisation on sovereignty by analysing how sovereign debt crises affect perceptions of sovereignty in the countries where they occur. I argue that sovereign debt crises are perceived as threats to sovereignty by citizens and...