Household debt has increased significantly since the second half of the 20th century, making it one of the cornerstones … the poverty framework, while also taking into account the (potential) leverage by assets. We focus on a case study of …-indebted, our analyses point towards the importance of low disposable income and the ownership of non-mortgage debt in explaining …

unsustainable levels of debt. Using survey data from South Africa, we confirm that poor people are indeed overly optimistic, and … also that optimism is positively and significantly related to debt accumulation. …

, while external debt worsens income inequality, win-win trade liberalization policies could act as instruments for poverty … (AfCFTA), cutting down on external debt financing of major developments projects, rolling out more poverty alleviation … economies through a low tariff regime, in addition to external debt financing of major projects and social intervention programs …