Africa's odious debts : how foreign loans and capital flight bled a continent / / Léonce Ndikumana and James K. Boyce

• Autore: Ndikumana Léonce
• Pubblicazione: London, England : , : Zed Books, , ©2011; [London, England] : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2021
• Descrizione fisica: xi, 135 p. : ill., map
• Disciplina: 336.34350967
• Soggetto topico: Debts, External - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Capital movements - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Development studies
• Persona (resp. second.): BoyceJames K.
• Note generali: Published in association with International African Institute, Royal African Society, Social Science Research Council.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-130) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Map: Cumulative capital flight, 1970-2008; Introduction -- 1. Tales from the shadows of international finance -- 2. Measuring African capital flight -- 3. The revolving door -- 4. The human costs -- 5. The way forward -- Appendix 1 Tables -- Appendix 2 Senior policy seminar on capital flight in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Sommario/riassunto: Africa's Odious Debts explodes the myth that Africa is a drain on the West's finances, revealing that the continent is actually a net creditor to the rest of the world. Revealing the intimate links between foreign loans and capital flight, this is a vital book for anyone interested in Africa, its future and its relationship with the West.
• Titolo autorizzato: Africa's odious debts
• ISBN: 1-350-21821-9; 1-78032-146-5; 1-283-28657-2; 9786613286574; 1-84813-460-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781629403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: African arguments.