The Debt Boomerang

by Susan George

Overview

Seven ways third world debt affects us all. This classic book is now available from Pluto Press for the first time in the US, where it has been out of print for over 18 months. Susan George provides a lucid critique of World Bank and IMF policies, examining the far-reaching, but sometimes hidden, impact they can have on us all.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367306625
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/31/2024
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

About the Transnational Institute (TNI) — Highlights — Introduction — The First Boomerang: The Environment — The Second Boomerang: Drugs — The Third Boomerang: How Northern Taxpayers are Bailing Out the Banks — The Fourth Boomerang: Lost Jobs and Markets — The Fifth Boomerang: Immigration — The Sixth Boomerang: Conflict and War — Conclusion

Editorial Reviews

Susan George's book explores the hidden link between Third World peasants and First World taxpayers.

New Scientist

A report by the "scholar-activists" at the Transnational Institute, Amsterdam, arguing that taxpayers in industrial countries are paying heavily for debt in the third world through environmental degradation, cocaine imports, government subsidies to banks, lost jobs, and other factors. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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