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Debt Relief and US Foreign Policy

Debt Relief and US Foreign Policy. Importance of Debt Relief 1) Real Consequences for People. Sudan 2012: 71 bn in debt Debt/GDP ratio: 112. Importance: 2) Threatens US Economy i.e. Asia and Argentina. II. Origins of the Debt Crisis. 1970s: LDCs Struggle Decreased Revenue

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Debt Relief and US Foreign Policy

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  1. Debt Relief and US Foreign Policy

  2. Importance of Debt Relief 1) Real Consequences for People Sudan 2012: 71 bn in debt Debt/GDP ratio: 112

  3. Importance: 2) Threatens US Economy i.e. Asia and Argentina

  4. II. Origins of the Debt Crisis 1970s: LDCs Struggle Decreased Revenue 1) Bilateral Aid Declines 2) International Recession Increased Costs 3) Increased Oil Prices 4) Population Increases

  5. They Borrow the Money 3 key Concepts 1) current account balance- exports-imports. Negative means you owe money 2) Petrodollars- money earned from oil exports 3) floating rate loan contracts- IR is based on market IR changes

  6. Solution: Borrow the Money Countries (LDC)- Need Capital Loan Money- Floating Rate Loans- IR based on market rate Private Banks- Lots of Capital, Oil Money

  7. Total Debt of LDCs

  8. 1) International Shocks 2) Domestic Problems Debt Crisis: 1982: Argentina suspends payments on its $37 b in external debt 1982: Mexican govt announced its inability to service its foreign debt

  9. Cinco de Mayo (Battle of Puebla 1862) Franco-Mexican War (1861) Mexico suspends interest payments on debt to Spain, France, and UK France invades and conquers Mexico

  10. Management of the Debt Crisis: 1) Rescheduling 2) Lending by IMF And World Bank Lending was based on Liberal Reforms- Cut Deficits and Enact Free Trade. Also, Raise Interest rates and restrict money supply

  11. Current Approach Debt Relief- Forgive Debt if meet requirements (IMF- HIPC, G8)

  12. Criticisms: 1) Too Slow 2) Still too many Negative Conditions A) Unemployment and Low Wages B) Decrease Services and Benefits C) Greater Income Inequality

  13. Alternatives: 1) Total Debt Relief Problems: 1) Countries have inefficient economies 2) Domestic Politics

  14. 2) Multilateral aid should be grants not loans 1) Expensive 2) Undercuts reform efforts

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