Marichal concludes that Latin America's debt crises is mostly the result of trends and actions taken in the developed lending countries, as opposed to the misdeeds and miscalculations of the nations who borrow. In Life After Debt, Michael Northcott looks at the how the current practices of international finance and trade systematically create poverty and increase the suffering of those living in the world's poorest countries. Northcott analyzes the social, political, and economic factors of the debt crisis, and challenges the reader to look at the crisis' moral dimension. Each chapter of this book begins with a story of how the debt crisis affects the daily lives of real people. Northcott then proceeds to explore the issues raised by looking at the politics and economics involved in development, as well as offering a theological reflection on the subject matter.
Chapters conclude with a list of organizations that can be contacted for further information.
Stockton Press, 1995. International Historical Statistics provides a vast amount of statistical data concerning the economic history of the countries of Africa, Asia, and Oceania. This source is especially useful for reviewing the economic growth or decline of a country or region in a particular sector of the economy. For example, one can find the amount of savings bank deposits of Nigeria from 1905 to 1984, or the amount of external trade Indonesia has had with its main trading partners from 1840 to 1988. Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 1997.