The international anti-debt campaign: a Southern activist view for activists in 'the North'...and 'the South'
Author(s)
Keet, DotEditor(s)
Eade, DeborahPublication date
2000-08-01Keywords
Debt reliefWorld Trade Organisation
WTO
Development methods
Finance
Development in Practice Journal
DiP
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Development in PracticeDocument type
Journal articleLanguage
EnglishDescription
The growing crisis of external indebtedness in the South has become the focus not only of multilateral policy debate, but also the subject of an increasingly vocal international anti-debt campaign, the influence of which was clear at the abortive World Trade Organisation at Seattle in late 1999. Though effective, the anti-debt campaign encompasses a range of different positions, which result in diverse strategies and tactics. This paper examines the reasons for and implications of such differences, particularly in relation to North-South solidarity and action, and makes the case for Northern campaigners and lobbyists to take their principal lead from anti-debt groups that are mobilising public opinion in the South.<p>This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.</p>Pages
17ISSN
0961-4524EISSN
1364-9213ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/09614520050116613