International Debt Reexamined

by William R. Cline

Book Overview

The international debt crisis that erupted in 1982 threatened the world financial system and turned the 1980s into a lost decade for Latin America. But the crisis jolted governments throughout the region into adopting sweeping economic reforms. By the early 1990s inflation was lower, growth was reviving, the major debtors had reached "Brady Plan" workout agreements reducing bank debt in exchange for collateral, and capital was entering the region...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881320838
• ISBN13: 9780881320831
• Release Date: February 1995
• Publisher: Peterson Institute for International Economic
• Length: 535 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.0"