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



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