Debt-for-development exchanges in Australia: past, present and future

Author(s)
Fletcher, Luke
Webb, Adele
Publication date
2012-09-01
Subject
Economics
Trade
Keywords
Debt relief
Trade policy
Advocacy
Campaigning
Debt
Country
Australia
Indonesia

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Publisher(s)
Oxfam GB
Routledge
Journal
Development in Practice
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/269952
DOI
10.1080/09614524.2012.696582
Document type
Journal article
Language
English
Description
Debt-for-development exchanges are one technique through which to address the ongoing debt crisis in the less-developed world. This paper discusses how Australia's first debt-for-development exchange, with Indonesia, came into being, and explores future possibilities for Australian debt exchanges. It is an interesting example of how activists and advocates can successfully pursue innovative public policy solutions to development problems. More importantly, however, this paper explores the link between debt accumulation in less-developed countries and trade policies of industrialised countries like Australia.Debt-for-development exchanges in Australia: past, present and future.
Pages
13
ISSN
0961-4524
EISSN
1364-9213
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