Ebook: Who Owes Who: 50 Questions about World Debt

Cover; About the Author; Title; Copyright; Content; Abbreviations; Introduction; Maps; 1 The Third World in the context of globalization; Q1 What is meant by the Third World?; Q2 Are the living conditions of the poorest populations improving?; Q3 What are the different kinds of debt?; Q4 What impact does the external debt have on human development?; 2 The origins of the developing countries' (DCs') debt; Q5 What were the main factors leading to the indebtedness of the DCs?; Q6 What is the geopolitical context of the over-indebtedness of the DCs?;Using 50 questions and answers, this book explains how and why the debt impasse for developing countries has been arrived at.