num_pages: 215
description: The global debt burden has proven to be a bad bargain for developed and developing countries alike. This selection of case studies illustrates the complexity of international financial negotiations and the difficulty of reaching international agreements satisfactory to both creditors and debtors. The key aspects of debtor country bargaining power are explored - size, strategic significance, internal cohesion, and political stability - as we read of creditors flexing their financial muscles to produce domestic economic reform without significant international debt relief.
language: English
title: Dealing With Debt: International Financial Negotiations And Adjustment Bargaining
titlecomplete: Dealing With Debt: International Financial Negotiations And Adjustment Bargaining (Case Studies in International Affairs)
publisher: Westview Press